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U.S. Congress has sent an open letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking for more information about its Sensorvault database that’s reportedly being used by law enforcement agencies to solve crime cases.
Last week, we reported a story based upon NY Ti… Continue reading Congress Asks Google 10 Questions On Its Location Tracking Database
It’s no secret that Google tracks you everywhere, even when you keep Google’s Location History feature disabled.
As revealed by an Associated Press investigation in 2018, other Google apps like Maps or daily weather update service on Android allows th… Continue reading Google Helps Police Identify Devices Close to Crime Scenes Using Location Data
Every app installed on your smartphone with permission to access location service “can” continually collect your real-time location secretly, even in the background when you do not use them.
Do you know? — Installing the Facebook app on your Android a… Continue reading How to Stop Facebook App From Tracking Your Location In the Background
The desktop version of the security and privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted messaging app, Telegram, has been found leaking both users’ private and public IP addresses by default during voice calls.
With 200 million monthly active users as of March … Continue reading Telegram Calling Feature Leaks Your IP Addresses—Patch Released
Every one of us now has at least one internet-connected smart device, which makes this question even more prominent —how much does your smart device know about you?
Over the weekend, the popular fitness tracking app Strava proudly published a “2017 he… Continue reading Heat Map Released by Fitness Tracker Reveals Location of Secret Military Bases
Do you own an Android smartphone?
If yes, then you are one of those billions of users whose smartphone is secretly gathering location data and sending it back to Google.
Google has been caught collecting location data on every Android device owner si… Continue reading Google Collects Android Location Data Even When Location Service Is Disabled
Uber was in controversies at the mid of this year for monitoring the battery life of its users, as the company believed that its users were more likely to pay a much higher price to hire a cab when their phone’s battery is close to dying.
Uber is now … Continue reading Uber Now Tracks Your Location Even After Your Ride