Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location data misuse
An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users about how it […]
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4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Grindr, Romeo, Recon and 3fun were found to expose users’ exact locations, just by knowing a user name. Four popular dating […]
International Privacy Experts Adopt Recommendations for AI, Location Tracking
The International Working Group on Data Protection has adopted new recommendations for artificial intelligence and location tracking. The Berlin-based Working Group includes data protection authorities […]
Hacker Finds He Can Remotely Kill Car Engines After Breaking Into GPS Tracking Apps
A hacker broke into thousands of accounts belonging to users of two GPS tracker apps, giving him the ability to […]
How to slow Google Sensorvault from tracking your location on iOS, Android
Not only is Google Maps tracking you, but a program called Google Sensorvault is potentially turning over your location data […]
83% of consumers now aware of marketers tracking their locations
The majority of people (63 percent) are now much more aware that marketers are using their personal data as compared […]
Data location vendor worked with GDPR regulator on data consent model, yielding 70% opt-in rates
Last August French privacy regulator CNIL cited two French location-intelligence companies (Fidzup and Teemo) as non-compliant with GDPR consent rules […]
Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think
Governments seek to digitize their citizens in an effort to universalize government services, while the banking, travel, and insurance industries […]
Google tracks your movements, like it or not
Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it […]
How One Location-Based Data Firm Is Preparing for GDPR
Mobile location firms that collect latitude and longitude stats have been particularly scrutinized because the data is considered personal under […]
Your Location Data Is Being Sold—Often Without Your Knowledge
As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one, in whichever […]
What the GDPR will mean for companies tracking location
The tracking of people’s location is becoming an increasingly useful tool for many businesses, whether they want to use it […]