ChatGPT gets scarily good at guessing photo locations, sparking doxxing concerns
Simple photos could reveal real-world locations
FTC settlement bans GM from sharing driver location data for five years
Insurance companies exploited shared data to increase rates
Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal
"There's some company out there acting like a global honey badger, doing whatever it pleases with every piece of data that comes its way"
A hot potato: Thousands of popular mobile apps across Android and iOS are allegedly being exploited to harvest sensitive location data on an unprecedented scale. This data collection, occurring through the advertising ecosystem, is likely happening without the knowledge of users or even app developers themselves.
FCC slaps top telecom companies with $200 million in fines for selling user location data
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint continued to sell data even after warnings
Android phone location accuracy will see huge improvements soon
Meter-level accuracy should be great for drivers
Arizona AG lawsuit alleges Google illegally tracked Android users
'The company is continuing to find misleading ways to obtain information and use it for profit'
Google's Covid-19 reports use location data to show which regions are obeying stay-at-home orders
Is your area breaking the rules?
US government could work with tech firms to track the coronavirus using phone location data
Would you be okay with this?
Apple says iPhone 11 Pro collects user data even when location services are disabled
When blocking individual apps
Many iPhone apps use Bluetooth in the background without users' consent
iOS 13 exposes them by making apps ask for permission
Facebook details location tracking permissions ahead of iOS 13 launch
The company says its platform is "better with location"
Major phone networks hit with class-action suit over data selling
Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile are all in the crosshairs
Bluetooth 5.1 will locate your position within mere inches
Great improvements for object tracking, including humans carrying smartphones
Google is expanding Emergency Location Service in Android to the US
Helping save lives by shortening response times
Study shows Google's tracking practices go way beyond Location History
Android continues to send location data using WiFi scanning even with WiFi turned 'off'
Tracking firm's website bug leaked location of almost all US cell phones
The real-time locations of phones from the top four US carriers could be tracked
Stop Those Annoying Browser Prompts Asking for Your Location or to Send Notifications
If you've grown tired of answering those annoying browser prompts every time a website wants to show you notifications or know your location, you can turn the messages off forever with a few clicks in every major browser.
WhatsApp now lets you share your location in real time
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature called Live Location that allows sharing of your location in real time with contacts or groups for a predetermined period of time. This is rolling out in the coming days to all users and platforms, download here.
