Precise geolocation data is classified as sensitive personal information under several state privacy laws, requires explicit consent or opt-in in some jurisdictions, and can reveal sensitive details about a person's movements, relationships, health visits, or religious practices.
Consumer impact
Cash App collects an exceptionally broad range of personal data including biometric facial scans, Social Security numbers, precise geolocation, and full financial account information, and uses this data to build behavioral and credit risk profiles — including by purchasing supplementary data from third-party data brokers. Your data is also explicitly used to train AI and machine learning models, and is shared with affiliates, credit bureaus, fraud detection partners, merchants, and advertising platforms. You can limit some data collection by disabling precise location access and contact list permissions in your device settings, and California residents can submit a data deletion or opt-out request via Cash App's in-app privacy settings.
What you can do
⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
Delete Your Data
Open your device's Settings app, navigate to Privacy or App Permissions, find Cash App, and set Location access to 'Never' or 'While Using App' to limit precise geolocation collection. You can also submit a data deletion request for previously collected location data via Cash App's Privacy Notice page.
Applicable agencies
FTC
The FTC has active enforcement authority and a demonstrated enforcement record against companies that collect or share precise geolocation data without adequate consent, including in financial technology contexts.
State Attorneys General in California, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, and Connecticut have authority to enforce sensitive geolocation data consent requirements under their respective consumer privacy laws.