Meta and Yandex bypassed Android privacy to link anonymous web browsing to app users
Millions of Android users are discovering their online identities are not as private as they thought
Researchers find billions of browser cookies for sale on the dark web
Cybercriminals exploiting traditional web standards to commit fraud -- or worse
US politicians want to track Nvidia chips smuggled to China
Are microchip smugglers bypassing US export bans en masse?
"MyTerms" draft standard wants to fix what Do Not Track couldn't
A new IEEE standard proposes machine-readable contracts for digital consent
Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware
reCAPTCHA v3's checkbox test doesn't stop bots and tracks user data
Amazon faces class action for covert geolocation tracking through third-party mobile apps
Lawsuit claims Amazon Ads SDK harvested sensitive user data without consent
Subaru vulnerability exposed millions of cars to remote hacking and tracking
"You can retrieve at least a year's worth of location history for the car, where it's pinged precisely"
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.
Time Capsule turns Apple's AirTag into a rugged tracker with 10 years of battery life
Powered by two AA batteries
Android ramps up anti-stalking measures with improved tracking alerts
Google is committed to people's safety... and to avoid class action lawsuits
Do Not Track: Mozilla is dropping privacy feature due to ineffectiveness
DNT failed because websites simply ignored requests
Apple plans 2025 launch for AirTag 2 with enhanced security and range
Cupertino is facing a class-action lawsuit over the misuse of AirTags
Animal tracking made affordable with $7 Bluetooth beacons, thanks to Apple's Find My network
A more efficient alternative to the GPS trackers generally used by conservationists
QR codes were invented back in 1994 for tracking what?
The QR code (short for Quick Response code) goes back a few decades, but its original purpose was different than you probably imagine.
Firefox's upcoming "cookie-less" tracking comes under fire by Austrian privacy watchdog
"It's a shame that an organization like Mozilla believes that users are too dumb to say yes or no"
This AI claims to predict crimes before they happen based on real-time CCTV analysis
Is this the future of crime prevention?
Victim uses Apple AirTags to locate suspected mail thieves
Tracking tech leads to swift justice
Politicians turn to AirTags to track stolen lawn signs
Campaigns often become dirty and when they do, the lawn signs are the first to go
Motorola is joining the Bluetooth tracking club with the Moto Tag
Physically compatible with existing third-party accessories
Study shows tracking devices frequently used in organized crime and by domestic violence perpetrators
Not entirely surprising, sadly
Apple Watch helps track down Florida airport worker accused of stealing luggage
The watch was traced to the worker's home
Carpenter uses Apple AirTags to locate stolen items, finds stash of tools worth millions
AirTags -- not just for stalkers
Accounts that track celebrity jets could struggle following privacy changes to FAA bill
Giving jet-owning celebs more anonymity
Google and Apple establish new standard to alert users of suspicious Bluetooth trackers
Hopefully addressing the stalking problem
