The victim had been trying to sell an old PlayStation 2 through Facebook, and was contacted by a potential purchaser who turned out to be the mugger. We offer some advice on making offline transactions with people you meet online.
Tag Archives: location data
Facebook Messenger no longer tracks your location by default
One week on from “Marauders Map” and Facebook Messenger has removed its eerie always-on location sharing feature.
“Marauders Map” – Is your location being tracked through Facebook Messenger?
A new Chrome extension, described by its own developer as ‘creepy,’ can track Facebook Messenger users and plot their location on a map.
Police can access phone location data without a warrant, US court rules
The decision leaves the country stuck with a mishmash of laws and privacy advocates who hope that the Supreme Court takes on the issue.
FTC sanctions phone location tracking company for not allowing customer opt-out
Nomi has been ordered to tidy up its business practices as part of a settlement with the FTC over its tracking of retail customers’ smartphones.
GPS tracking counts as a “search”, says US Supreme Court
The court sided with an offender who argued that being forced to wear a location monitor for the rest of his life is unconstitutional.
“Your location has been shared 5398 times” – Do we need a privacy assistant on our smartphones?
Do we need a privacy assistant on our smartphones?
Visa asks to track your smartphone to help sniff out credit card fraud
Visa will begin asking card holders to opt in to a new service in April 2015 that could help reduce credit card fraud – if consumers allow their smartphones to be tracked whenever they make a purchase.
Foursquare app tracks your location by default whenever your phone is on
Foursquare, makers of the popular app that lets you “check in” wherever you go, unveiled a new version this week that tracks your location even when the app is closed. With opt-in as the default, here’s how to opt-out. We show you how to opt out if you don’t want ad men and Foursquare to constantly know your whereabouts. 
US court finds warrantless tracking of mobile phones unconstitutional
In what the ACLU calls a “huge victory”, an appeals court on Wednesday ruled that such warrantless search violates the US Constitution. 