location tracking
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…
Googles gives law enforcement data on who makes specific searches
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October 9, 2020
Googles gives law enforcement data on who makes specific searches
Via cnet New court documents show that law enforcement have been using reverse “keyword warrants” which asks Google for details…
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…
US may use surveillance tools to combat coronavirus
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March 20, 2020
US may use surveillance tools to combat coronavirus
Via The New York Times In order to better control and measure the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. government is…
Report reveals the invasive extent of location tracking [NEW YORK TIMES]
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December 24, 2019
Report reveals the invasive extent of location tracking [NEW YORK TIMES]
The NYT received a single data set from a location data collecting company containing over 50B location pings from over…
Every Step You Take: How the digital world tracks your real life location
Articles
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
Articles
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…