location data
Learn how apps are giving the U.S. military your location data
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November 18, 2020
Learn how apps are giving the U.S. military your location data
Via Vice An investigation has revealed how the U.S. military is buying granular movement and location data from everyday apps…
Private intelligence firm uses location data to track individuals
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September 8, 2020
Private intelligence firm uses location data to track individuals
via VICE A private company named HYAS markets itself as a threat intelligence firm and uses location data collected from…
NSA releases new advisory, warns against giving away location data
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August 6, 2020
NSA releases new advisory, warns against giving away location data
Via the NSA and Ars Technica The NSA released a new advisory in August, cautioning readers to prevent data collection…
Google publishes anonymous location data, showing social distancing among countries
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April 3, 2020
Google publishes anonymous location data, showing social distancing among countries
Via Google Google has published an early version of their COVID-19 Community Mobility Report showing mobility and population differences in…
Law enforcement tracks location data without a warrant
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March 11, 2020
Law enforcement tracks location data without a warrant
Via Protocol In most cases we hear, law enforcement departments can only request location data from companies (Google, Uber, etc)…
The FCC confirms: Mobile providers broke law by selling location data [TechCrunch]
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February 4, 2020
The FCC confirms: Mobile providers broke law by selling location data [TechCrunch]
According to a letter provided to a chair of the Energy and Commerce Congressional Committee by the FCC Chairman Ajit…
Google gives specific user location data to feds [FORBES]
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January 7, 2020
Google gives specific user location data to feds [FORBES]
In an unprecedented case, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) asked Google for the records of user…
Every Step You Take: How the digital world tracks your real life location
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November 18, 2019
Every Step You Take: How the digital world tracks your real life location
It’s hard to go somewhere – anywhere these days – and not have one or more people, corporations, and governments…
Controlling Your Location Data on Mobile Devices
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November 18, 2019
Controlling Your Location Data on Mobile Devices
Leaking your location is a common and concerning privacy problem. Some of these mobile device leaks are very hard to…