location data
How an ICE Contractor Tracks Phones Around the World
New documents show how Venntel, which sells some of its location data to ICE, CBP, and the FBI, obtains the information from ordinary apps.
IRS Could Search Warrantless Location Database Over 10,000 Times
Motherboard obtained IRS documents describing the sale of a database of smartphone movements.
Muslim Pro Stops Sharing Location Data After Motherboard Investigation
Muslim Pro said it will no longer share data with X-Mode, whose customers include U.S. defense contractors.
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary people's personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military.
CBP Refuses to Tell Congress How it is Tracking Americans Without a Warrant
The CBP is buying location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones.
Twitter-Owned SDK Leaking Location Data of Millions of Users
Researchers found several apps using an outdated version of an SDK made by Twitter-owned MoPub.
The IRS Is Being Investigated for Using Location Data Without a Warrant
The IRS used smartphone location data from a contractor to try to track Americans without a warrant.
CBP Bought 'Global' Location Data from Weather and Game Apps
New documents obtained by Motherboard provide more detail on what exactly location data firms are selling to the U.S. government.
Wyden and Warren Demand Investigation into IRS Warrantless Location Tracking
A unit of the IRS previously bought access to location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones to try and identify individuals.
It's Impossible for You to Know Which Apps Sell Your Location Data to Trump
The Trump campaign paid $4 million to a data broker called Phunware, which collects your sensitive data from dozens of apps.
Private Intel Firm Buys Location Data to Track People to their 'Doorstep'
The data comes from hundreds of ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones around the world.
Customs and Border Protection Paid $476,000 to a Location Data Firm in New Deal
'It’s just a question of, one, is it ethical, and two, does that open up the information to being released elsewhere?,' a former Venntel worker told Motherboard.