Cellphone Location
CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders
Newly released documents showed the CDC planned to use phone location data to monitor schools and churches, and wanted to use the data for many non-COVID-19 purposes, too.
Firm That Tracked Protesters Targeted Evangelicals During 2016 Election
The CEO of data broker Mobilewalla, which worked with Republican SuperPACs, says it tracked Evangelicals’ cell phone locations for six months.
FCC to Propose Fines of AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon for Selling Location Data
Motherboard previously found the telecom companies sold phone location data to bounty hunters and other third-parties.
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FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
The demands are the latest move to pressure telecom companies, who said they would stop the sale of location data to third parties after Motherboard’s coverage.
Find Out If Cops in Your State Need a Warrant to Track Your Phone
Here’s a map that shows you where your cellphone locations has more legal protections.
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