A major data broker hack may have leaked precise location info for millions
Gravy Analytics disclosed a significant data breach exposing sensitive location data for millions, including high-profile sites and users from various popular apps.
How Can I Limit My Location Data Sharing?
Hackers exposed vulnerabilities by stealing cell phone location data from brokers, prompting consumers to take action for better privacy protection.
A major data broker hack may have leaked precise location info for millions
Gravy Analytics disclosed a significant data breach exposing sensitive location data for millions, including high-profile sites and users from various popular apps.
How Can I Limit My Location Data Sharing?
Hackers exposed vulnerabilities by stealing cell phone location data from brokers, prompting consumers to take action for better privacy protection.
Sen. Wyden Exposes Data Brokers Selling Location Data to Anti-Abortion Groups That Target Abortion Seekers
Near sold location data of individuals seeking reproductive healthcare to anti-abortion groups for targeted advertising.
Near enabled the targeting of anti-abortion content at people who had visited Planned Parenthood and similar clinics using location data.
Broker sold Planned Parenthood visitor location data to pro-life group, senator says
Pro-life organization used location data for targeted advertising
Senator Ron Wyden calls for action to protect privacy of patients
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem
FTC takes action against location data companies to protect sensitive areas from surveillance.
FTC Bans Two Data Brokers From Selling Users' Location Data
The FTC is prohibiting Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from selling sensitive user location data amid privacy concerns.
How your sensitive data can be sold after a data broker goes bankrupt
Near, a company with a large location data set, faced bankruptcy after going public with a $1 billion valuation.
The bankruptcy raised concerns about the fate of Near's sensitive location data, prompting a call for the data's destruction to protect consumers' privacy.
Senator: This Data Broker Tracked User Visits to 600 Planned Parenthoods
Data broker allegedly tracked user visits to reproductive clinics and gave the information to an anti-abortion campaign.
Senator Ron Wyden is demanding federal regulators intervene and force the data broker to delete the collected information.
Sen. Wyden Exposes Data Brokers Selling Location Data to Anti-Abortion Groups That Target Abortion Seekers
Near sold location data of individuals seeking reproductive healthcare to anti-abortion groups for targeted advertising.
Near enabled the targeting of anti-abortion content at people who had visited Planned Parenthood and similar clinics using location data.
Broker sold Planned Parenthood visitor location data to pro-life group, senator says
Pro-life organization used location data for targeted advertising
Senator Ron Wyden calls for action to protect privacy of patients
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem
FTC takes action against location data companies to protect sensitive areas from surveillance.
FTC Bans Two Data Brokers From Selling Users' Location Data
The FTC is prohibiting Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from selling sensitive user location data amid privacy concerns.
How your sensitive data can be sold after a data broker goes bankrupt
Near, a company with a large location data set, faced bankruptcy after going public with a $1 billion valuation.
The bankruptcy raised concerns about the fate of Near's sensitive location data, prompting a call for the data's destruction to protect consumers' privacy.
Senator: This Data Broker Tracked User Visits to 600 Planned Parenthoods
Data broker allegedly tracked user visits to reproductive clinics and gave the information to an anti-abortion campaign.
Senator Ron Wyden is demanding federal regulators intervene and force the data broker to delete the collected information.
'FYI. A Warrant Isn't Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data
The Secret Service faced internal conflict over warrant requirements for using location data from apps, highlighting tensions between surveillance practices and privacy rights.
EFF to Court: Electronic Ankle Monitoring Is Bad. Sharing That Data Is Even Worse.
The government violates privacy rights by continuously tracking individuals on pretrial release through electronic monitoring.
'FYI. A Warrant Isn't Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data
The Secret Service faced internal conflict over warrant requirements for using location data from apps, highlighting tensions between surveillance practices and privacy rights.
EFF to Court: Electronic Ankle Monitoring Is Bad. Sharing That Data Is Even Worse.
The government violates privacy rights by continuously tracking individuals on pretrial release through electronic monitoring.
Foursquare just laid off 105 employees | TechCrunch
Foursquare laid off 105 employees to streamline operations and secure financial stability in 2024.
US fines telcos $200M for sharing customer location data without consent | TechCrunch
Major U.S. wireless carriers fined $200 million for illegally sharing customers' location data.
Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act Passed the House, Now it Should Pass the Senate
The Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives, protecting location data privacy, advocates for privacy rights, and closing a dangerous loophole.
The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans' Data Without a Warrant
US officials have been concealing arrangements between spy agencies and private companies for tracking Americans' whereabouts via cellphones.
Police and intelligence agencies pay companies for location data, bypassing the need for a warrant.