Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns.
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Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime
The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant.
Taking a GPS tracker off your car isn’t ‘theft,’ court rules
This line of thinking could get absurd, Indiana’s supreme court declared. How do you “steal” something if you don’t know who owns it?
Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16
If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator.
Smartphone location data can be used to identify and track anyone
In today’s smartphone economy, hiding your location has become a major challenge.
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!
Will the new iPhone 11 track you even if you tell it not to?
Does turning location access off for all your apps mean that location access is off altogether?
Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security.
Got an early iPhone or iPad? Update now or turn it into a paperweight
Calling Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4s or early iPad owners – your device may be about to turn into a vintage technology paperweight.
Pen testers find mystery black box connected to ship’s engines
It had an Ethernet connection to the ship LAN but was also connected to a Windows console on the bridge which was so bright at night the crew had covered it up. The assumption had been that it was meant to be there.