Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time.
Tag Archives: Location history
Google brings Incognito mode to Maps
It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!”
FBI asks Google for help finding criminals
FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.
Google rolling out auto-delete for your location and activity history
Auto-delete will hopefully please those of us who haven’t already turned off location history altogether (for very good reason).
Google’s location history data shared routinely with police
Law enforcement officials in the US have been routinely mining Google’s location history data for criminal investigations.
Facebook lets Android users block location tracking
Facebook announced it’s tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn’t in use.
Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups
Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google’s location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.
Instagram tests sharing your location history with Facebook
Instagram is testing Facebook Location History – which allows the tracking of precise locations from your device – in its app.