location data
FBI's Backdoored Anom Phones Secretly Harvested GPS Data Around the World
Documents reviewed by Motherboard, including thousands of pages of Anom messages, show that the FBI's backdoored Anom phones collected more data than the content of messages.
Google Tells Specific Apps to Disclose Location Gathering or Be Removed
The move comes after Motherboard reported that apps working with a location data vendor called Huq were collecting data even when users opted-out.
Location Data Firm Got GPS Data From Apps Even When People Opted Out
The news around location data firm Huq shows that data companies may not even really know if they've received consent to harvest information from ordinary phones.
Google Bans Location Data Firm Funded by Former Saudi Intelligence Head
SafeGraph sells smartphone location data to essentially anyone. Google banned the company in June.
The Inevitable Weaponization of App Data Is Here
A Substack publication used location data from Grindr to out a priest without their consent.
'Privacy Protecting' Car Location Data Seemingly Shows Where People Live, Work, and Go
Otonomo says its vehicle location data is privacy-protecting. The data itself says otherwise.
Millions of People's Location Data Revealed a 'Universal' Pattern In Study
A team modeled recurring visits to various city locations using billions of mobile phone datapoints across four continents.
Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals
A letter obtained by Motherboard discusses internet browsing, location, and other forms of data.
'Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act' Would Ban Clearview and Warrantless Location Data Purchases
The sweeping bill has support from both Democrats and Republicans, and will address multiple forms of surveillance.
Congress Says Foreign Intel Services Could Abuse Ad Networks for Spying
A group of bipartisan lawmakers asked Google, Twitter, and others about the transfer of bidstream data to foreign entities.
U.S. Special Operations Command Paid $500,000 to Secretive Location Data Firm
Anomaly 6 is run by ex-military and location industry veterans.
Google Faces Class Action for Allegedly "Selling Users' Data"
The lawsuit centers around how companies obtain sensitive information about users during the real-time bidding process.