Google brings Incognito mode to Maps
It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!” Continue reading Google brings Incognito mode to Maps
Category Archives: location data
Error-laden phone location data suspended from use in Danish courts
10,700 cases will be reviewed over 2 months, and 32 detainees have already been released after finding bugs in software and raw telecom data. Continue reading Error-laden phone location data suspended from use in Danish courts
Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users’ most restrictive settings are. Continue reading Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
FBI asks Google for help finding criminals
FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before. Continue reading FBI asks Google for help finding criminals
Instagram boots ad partner for location tracking and scraping stories
A “preferred Facebook Marketing Partner” is alleged to have tracked millions of Instagram users’ locations and stories. Continue reading Instagram boots ad partner for location tracking and scraping stories
Parents, it’s time to delete Pet Chat from your child’s LeapPad
LeapFrog has done lots to fix the security of the LeapPad. Now all that’s left is for parents to scrape Pet Chat off of older tablets. Continue reading Parents, it’s time to delete Pet Chat from your child’s LeapPad
New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
New York City is considering a law that could stop cellphone carriers and smartphone app vendors from selling their location data. Continue reading New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
Twitter bug leaks to iOS users’ location data to partner
Now fixed, the bug affected some users with multiple accounts running on an iOS device.
Continue reading Twitter bug leaks to iOS users’ location data to partner
Twitter Leaks Apple iOS Users’ Location Data to Ad Partner
A Twitter glitch “inadvertently” leaked iOS users’ location data to an unnamed partner. Continue reading Twitter Leaks Apple iOS Users’ Location Data to Ad Partner
Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Selling Customers’ Location Data
The lawsuits come after a Motherboard investigation showed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile sold phone location data that ended up with bounty hunters, and The New York Times covered an instance of Verizon selling data. Continue reading Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Selling Customers’ Location Data