Digital and human rights groups have joined in a rare worldwide appeal to governments to respect privacy when handling the COVID-19 crisis.
Tag Archives: location tracking
Should governments track your location to fight COVID-19?
Google Maps data could help governments track patients that a newly-diagnosed COVID-19 sufferer has been in contact with.
Location-tracking wristbands required on all incoming travelers to Hong Kong
The government says the wristband isn’t privacy-invading because it won’t track your location, per se; just if you wander from COVID-19 quarantine.
Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition
It’s both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.
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!
GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters
Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted.
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!”
Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users’ most restrictive settings are.
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.
Rogue Android apps ignore your permissions
New research has revealed that apps are snooping on data such as location and unique ID number – even when users haven’t given permission.