May 29, 2020

Google sued by Arizona for tracking users’ locations in spite of settings

Maps, weather, searches et al. suck up location data in the background, even if Tracking is turned off. Arizona says it's consumer fraud.

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April 28, 2020

Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany

Germany's ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns.

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March 30, 2020

Should governments track your location to fight COVID-19?

Google Maps data could help governments track patients that a newly-diagnosed COVID-19 sufferer has been in contact with.

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March 18, 2020

Uber to file federal suit against LA over users’ real-time location data

Real-time, in-trip geolocation data isn't good for traffic/bike lane planning, a draft of the suit says. What it's good for is surveillance.

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February 26, 2020

Apple’s iOS pasteboard leaks location data to spy apps

A developer has discovered that malicious apps could exploit the pasteboard to work out a user’s location.

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February 25, 2020

Android 11 to clamp down on background location access

Is Android finally about to get on top of the issue of apps that quietly suck up location data?

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January 24, 2020

Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children's health and safety before data-collecting profits.

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January 16, 2020

Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it's not just dating apps that are doing it...

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January 13, 2020

Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16

If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator.

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