Old tweets reveal hidden secrets
Old Twitter posts could reveal more about you than you think, according to researchers, even if you didn’t explicitly mention it. Continue reading Old tweets reveal hidden secrets
Category Archives: location data
We Could Easily Stop Location Data Scandals, But We Cower to Lobbyists Instead
Your daily habits are collected, sold, and abused by a universe of shady middlemen—and government couldn’t care less. Continue reading We Could Easily Stop Location Data Scandals, But We Cower to Lobbyists Instead
LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users’ location data
The app is accused of being a “location data company powered by weather” and profiting from users’ data without being upfront about it. Continue reading LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users’ location data
Weather Channel App in a Deluge of Legal Trouble for Data Misuse
The lawsuit alleges that the Weather Channel app misled users about why it was collecting their (extremely precise) geolocation data. Continue reading Weather Channel App in a Deluge of Legal Trouble for Data Misuse
Facebook has filed patents to predict our future locations
One such use would be to pre-stuff our devices with ads and other content before we wander into a Wi-Fi dead zone. Continue reading Facebook has filed patents to predict our future locations
Phones are selling location data from “trusted” apps
Data brokers are tracking 200 million mobile devices in the US, updating locations up to 14,000 times a day, the New York Times has found. Continue reading Phones are selling location data from “trusted” apps
Years on, third party apps still exposing Grindr users’ locations
A third party app can use Grindr’s distance data to pinpoint a users location down to a room within a house. Continue reading Years on, third party apps still exposing Grindr users’ locations
Google is tracking your location, even when the setting is turned off
Shock! It appears Google can track the location of anyone using some of its apps on Android or iPhone even when they’ve told it not to. Continue reading Google is tracking your location, even when the setting is turned off
Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple
Apple’s working to keep iPhones from eavesdropping on us, through privacy policies, short buffer windows, local storage, and app review. Continue reading Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple
Apple and Google questioned by Congress over user tracking
Inquiring lawmakers’ minds want to know, for one thing, whether our mobile phones are actually listening to our conversations. Continue reading Apple and Google questioned by Congress over user tracking