location tracking
CBP Bought 'Unlimited' Use of a Nationwide Tracking Database
A map and files obtained by Motherboard show Customs and Border Protection bought access to a license plate reader database that can locate vehicles far from the border region.
California Police Have Been Illegally Sharing License Plate Reader Data
A major audit found that California cops shared data on the movements of millions of drivers without having policies in place, disregarding state law.
Amazon Conference Badges Tracked Attendees' Movements
AWS said the data was anonymous and to help understand attendance at certain events.
Hackers Dissect 'Mr. Robot' Season 4 Episode 8: ‘Request Timeout’
Technologists, hackers, and journalists recap the eighth episode of the final season of the realistic hacking show.
T-Mobile ‘Put My Life in Danger’ Says Woman Stalked With Black Market Location Data
Telecom giants are giving up customers' real-time location data to stalkers and bounty hunters. Now, Motherboard speaks to a victim.
Ajit Pai Refuses to Brief Congress About Why Bounty Hunters Can Buy Cell Phone Location Data
The Chairman's staff said the selling of location data is not a 'threat to the safety of human life or property that the FCC will address during the Trump shutdown.'
The Supreme Court Phone Location Case Will Decide the Future of Privacy
Later this year, the Supreme Court will decide if police can track a person’s cell phone location without a warrant. It's the most important privacy case in a generation.
New Cloaking System Makes Connected Cars Untrackable
Privacy and location-based services aren't incompatible.
Cops Need a Warrant to Get Cellphone Location Data, California Judge Rules
A federal judge has ruled that cops need to get a warrant if they want to access a person’s past cellphone location data.
Inside SS7, the Insecure Global Cell Network That's Used to Track Phones
In order to deliver calls and texts while you’re on the move, the network keeps track of your location, and this feature can be used against you.
The App That Tracks Who's Tracking You
Now that leaking apps are spilling your location and personal info to the NSA, might as well know what's being revealed.
Should We Be Freaked Out About Tile, the World’s Cheapest New Location Tracker?
When I first saw Tile being advertised, I got an itchy, all-over heebie-jeebies feeling. Adding a whole new matrix of location data to our digital world of oversharing has some potentially scary implications.