geolocation
Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing
C’mon Cupertino: “Unknown Tracker Detected,” your phone screams. What now? ...
Federal Court Dismisses FTC Location Privacy Lawsuit
Geolocation data is among the most sensitive personal data. Marketers can use this data to determine what you are likely to buy, how much you are likely to spend and where you ...
When Digital Devices Meet Analog Laws: The Digital License Paradox
When California allowed car owners to opt for “digital license plates” which could be customized to add personal messages, few who opted into the new technology suspected that they were permitting the ...
Identifying People Using Cell Phone Location Data
The two people who shut down four Washington power stations in December were arrested. This is the interesting part: Investigators identified Greenwood and Crahan almost immediately after the attacks took place by ...
Differences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country
Depending on where you are when you download your Android apps, it might collect more or less data about you. The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed differences based on ...
Tim Hortons Privacy Investigation, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data
The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy” by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering ...
Apple Failed—AirTag has a HUGE Stalking Problem
One year on, the Apple AirTag product has proved the dire predictions correct: They’re being used to “stalk and harass women.” ...
Tracking Secret German Organizations with Apple AirTags
A German activist is trying to track down a secret government intelligence agency. One of her research techniques is to mail Apple AirTags to see where they actually end up: Wittmann says ...
Apple AirTag: Absolutely Awful, Say Stalking Victims
Apple is coming under renewed flak for its AirTags—and how they make life easy for stalkers and carjackers. But is the criticism fair? ...
Apple AirTags Are Being Used to Track People and Cars
This development suprises no one who has been paying attention: Researchers now believe AirTags, which are equipped with Bluetooth technology, could be revealing a more widespread problem of tech-enabled tracking. They emit ...
