location data
CDC Caught Purchasing Cell Phone Tracking Data
To see if people were following lockdown orders.
Grindr User Data Was on Sale for Years, Report Finds
Users didn’t know the data was being sold.
Many Apps Caught Sending Data to Brokers
Increasingly common.
House Democrats Call on FTC and FCC to Regulate Secret Data Selling
Smartphone user data is being collected and sold without the owners knowing.
Court Documents Show Google Admits Privacy Is Almost Impossible on Android
Google’s in court statements are different to what it says in public.
Intelligence Agencies Bypass the Need for Warrants by Buying Data Harvested From Smartphones
Some of the most popular apps on people’s smartphones are harvesting this data.
MembersMany Apps on Your Phone Have Pivoted to Selling Your Location Data to Coronavirus Researchers and Others
? And the companies aren’t always disclosing it.
UK NHS Corona Tracing App Details Leaked in Google Doc Accidentally Made Public
The developers can’t handle a Google Doc and want to handle sensitive user data.
Phoenix Man Sues When Google Data Causes Wrongful Arrest in Murder Case
Jorge Molina says he’s lost his job, his car, and his reputation.
Apple Announces New iOS 13 Location Settings With Enhanced Privacy Features
The new features will give iOS users more control over their location data and help to prevent abuse of this location data by third parties.
Google Is Reportedly Employing Thousands of Underpaid Workers for Powering Its AI Agent
A new report shows that humans still have a large role in providing data for Google’s “AI”