geolocation
Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark. AG
Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.” ...
Tile/Life360 Breach: ‘Millions’ of Users’ Data at Risk
Location tracking service leaks PII, because—incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy ...
Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points
Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers: Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how ...
Apple API Allows Wi-Fi AP Location Tracking
Privacy FAIL: Apple location service returns far more data than it should—to people who have no business knowing it—and without your permission ...
FTC Issues Its First-Ever Order Against a Data Broker
Federal regulators are banning OutLogic from selling or sharing sensitive location data to third parties, marking the latest effort by government officials to address the thorny issue of data brokers and what ...
Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing
C’mon Cupertino: “Unknown Tracker Detected,” your phone screams. What now? ...
Federal Court Dismisses FTC Location Privacy Lawsuit
Geolocation data is among the most sensitive personal data. Marketers can use this data to determine what you are likely to buy, how much you are likely to spend and where you ...
When Digital Devices Meet Analog Laws: The Digital License Paradox
When California allowed car owners to opt for “digital license plates” which could be customized to add personal messages, few who opted into the new technology suspected that they were permitting the ...
Identifying People Using Cell Phone Location Data
The two people who shut down four Washington power stations in December were arrested. This is the interesting part: Investigators identified Greenwood and Crahan almost immediately after the attacks took place by ...
Differences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country
Depending on where you are when you download your Android apps, it might collect more or less data about you. The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed differences based on ...
