location data
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.
Members
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.
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.
Smart lock makes elderly man a prisoner in his own home
Do we control technology or does it control us?
Amazon staff can tie your Alexa recordings to your home address, new investigation shows
Amazon staff can use location data to link your voice recording to your home address.
Most people underestimate how much Google actually tracks them, new survey shows
The privacy scandals of Silicon Valley tech companies over the last few years have managed to turn the attention of their consumers towards privacy and data management.
Will “ethical data collection” become a new Silicon Valley buzzword?
Tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon seem to be grappling with the future of their own business models.