Facebook’s location tracking policy still worries US Senators
Does Facebook continue to track the locations of its users even when they’ve told it not to? Yes! Continue reading Facebook’s location tracking policy still worries US Senators
Category Archives: location data
Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants
Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time. Continue reading Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants
Apple Confirms iPhone Regularly Gathers Location Data, But Says It Doesn’t Leave the Phone
Apple confirmed that their latest iPhone 11 phones come with a feature that requires regular geolocation checks, but the company said that information doesn’t leave the phone. Security researcher Brian Krebs noticed that the latest iPhone 11 was … Continue reading Apple Confirms iPhone Regularly Gathers Location Data, But Says It Doesn’t Leave the Phone
Don’t (Geo)Fence Me In: Courts Order Google To Give Up Location Data
The danger in forcing companies with location-tracking apps to hand over the data to help solve crimes When you install a “Black Friday” app on your cellphone, you aren’t really expecting it to be used to identify you as a suspect or a witness to a cr… Continue reading Don’t (Geo)Fence Me In: Courts Order Google To Give Up Location Data
Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security. Continue reading Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security. Continue reading Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
IoT Smartwatch Exposes Kids’ Personal, GPS Data
Yet another connected smartwatch for children has been discovered exposing personal and location data of kids – opening the door for various insidious threats. Continue reading IoT Smartwatch Exposes Kids’ Personal, GPS Data
Uber sues LA in bid to protect scooter riders’ geolocation data
The anonymized real-time location data the city’s after can easily be associated with riders, thereby jeopardizing their privacy, Uber says. Continue reading Uber sues LA in bid to protect scooter riders’ geolocation data
Australia sues Google for allegedly misleading Android users about location data collection
Google’s Australian arm is under fire from local watchdogs over its data collection practices on Android devices – specifically, the counterintuitive nature of location data settings. On Tuesday, October 29, the Australian Competition &… Continue reading Australia sues Google for allegedly misleading Android users about location data collection
GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters
Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted. Continue reading GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters