April 06, 2020

Rights groups appeal to governments over COVID-19 surveillance

Digital and human rights groups have joined in a rare worldwide appeal to governments to respect privacy when handling the COVID-19 crisis.

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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 20, 2020

Location-tracking wristbands required on all incoming travelers to Hong Kong

The government says the wristband isn't privacy-invading because it won't track your location, per se; just if you wander from COVID-19 quarantine.

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January 27, 2020

Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition

It's both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.

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December 20, 2019

Facebook’s location tracking policy still worries US Senators

Does Facebook continue to track the locations of its users even when they’ve told it not to? Yes!

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October 08, 2019

GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters

Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted.

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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 11, 2019

Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing

The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users' most restrictive settings are.

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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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