December 16, 2019

Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants

Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who's near a crime at a given time.

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October 04, 2019

Google brings Incognito mode to Maps

It's good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn't translate to "I'm invisible!"

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September 03, 2019

FBI asks Google for help finding criminals

FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.

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May 03, 2019

Google rolling out auto-delete for your location and activity history

Auto-delete will hopefully please those of us who haven't already turned off location history altogether (for very good reason).

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April 16, 2019

Google’s location history data shared routinely with police

Law enforcement officials in the US have been routinely mining Google’s location history data for criminal investigations.

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February 22, 2019

Facebook lets Android users block location tracking

Facebook announced it's tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn't in use.

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November 29, 2018

Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups

Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google's location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.

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October 11, 2018

Instagram tests sharing your location history with Facebook

Instagram is testing Facebook Location History - which allows the tracking of precise locations from your device - in its app.

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