March 10, 2020 Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant. Naked Security
September 13, 2018 Street gang members indicted for stealing POS terminals ...and using the credit card terminals to allegedly issue themselves fraudulent returns and to steal taxpayer IDs and bank info. Naked Security
December 10, 2015 Underwear thief used Instagram location data to find victim’s homes Dirty, clean, some from male roommates: it was an undies-thieving, electronics-grabbing spree, all enabled by location data in shared images. Naked Security
January 08, 2015 “Goldmine for burglars” hole closed in Immobilise national property register It was a burglar's dream: A list with 28+ million records of expensive toys. Customers' names, addresses, lists of valuables, and even the gizmos' monetary values were all easy pickings. Naked Security