Topic: geolocation data
Geolocation data is increasingly used by governments and corporations for surveillance, raising significant privacy concerns. Reports reveal that agencies purchase this data from private companies, often bypassing constitutional protections. The implications for individual liberty are profound, as the collection and sale of location information threaten to normalize invasive monitoring practices.
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Biden Administration Blocks Sale of Americans’ Data to Adversarial Nations but Ignores Domestic and Allied Sales
Protections against hostile nations spotlight gaps in domestic and allied data privacy.
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How Online Ads Assist the Government With Mass Surveillance
The murky world behind the scenes.
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French Bill Would Allow Law Enforcement To Remotely Switch On Microphones When Surveilling Suspects
Major civil liberties concerns.
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Congressman Andy Biggs says government agencies buying private data is a Fourth Amendment violation
After recent revelations.
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FBI admits to buying geolocation data
Seemingly by obtaining data without a warrant.
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Tim Hortons offers customers a free coffee and baked item in settlement for spying on people
The company’s invasive tracking was revealed this year.
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Facebook wants to monitor and manage your phone’s WiFi
A code researcher has discovered the unreleased features hidden within Facebook’s app.
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Phone carriers have been selling your data, now there’s a class action lawsuit
Customers want to take back control of their data.