location data
Documents Show DHS Tracks Smartphones Across the Country
Recently released documents how HSI has helped local police by using location data harvested from ordinary apps.
Location Data Broker Admits Users Accessed Data for Planned Parenthood Clinics
The lookups on Placer.ai were long before the repeal of Roe v. Wade, but still demonstrate the stark risk that location data firms and data brokers pose.
Sweeping Legislation Aims to Ban the Sale of Location Data
The Health and Location Data Protection Act comes after Motherboard reported that brokers were selling location data on people visiting abortion clinics. The bill would give the FTC and individual people power to curb some of the worst abuses of such data
US Marshal Charged for Using Cop Phone Location Tool to Track People He Knew
Adrian O. Pena allegedly abused the Securus system by simply uploading blank documents and pretending he had authority to track people he had personal relationships with and their spouses.
Canada's Beloved Tim Hortons Spied on Everyone Who Used Its App, Regulator Says
Tim Hortons, something of a national institution in Canada, gathered mountains of location data from users of its app, in violation of Canadian law.
Over 40 Members of Congress Urge Google to Limit Location Data Collection for a Post-Roe America
Google regularly gives law enforcement agencies access to swaths of location data. Lawmakers now want Google to curtail that data collection to stop it landing in the hands of right-wing prosecutors.
16 Senators Push FTC: What Are You Doing to Protect Location Data of Women Seeking Abortions?
The letter comes directly in response to a Motherboard investigation that found a company called SafeGraph selling location data related to Planned Parenthood clinics and other family planning centers.
Location Data Firm Provides Heat Maps of Where Abortion Clinic Visitors Live
Placer.ai allowed anyone to freely create an account and start using its visualized data to see where visitors to Planned Parenthood facilities approximately live.
Data Broker SafeGraph Stops Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Planned Parenthood
The move comes after Motherboard found it was possible to buy data showing how many people visited Planned Parenthood locations, where they came from, and where they went afterwards.
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics
It costs just over $160 to get a week's worth of data on where people who visited Planned Parenthood came from, and where they went afterwards.
CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders
Newly released documents showed the CDC planned to use phone location data to monitor schools and churches, and wanted to use the data for many non-COVID-19 purposes, too.
Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Company that Harvests Location Data from 50 Million Cars
Last year as part of a Motherboard investigation, experts said Otonomo could face legal issues. Now the company is facing a class action lawsuit.