Only in America: Woman fired after uninstalling app that tracked her every movement

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A California sales executive claims her former employer rebuked and then fired her for removing a tracking app from her cellphone that monitored her whereabouts 24/7. In a lawsuit, Myrna Arias claims that her manager openly admitted he was using the Xora app to track her when she was off duty and even "bragged that he knew how fast she was driving."

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