location data

Google Maps Incognito Mode is here and this is how to turn it on

Mikael Thalen— October 4

These dating apps were found to be leaking users’ exact locations

Mikael Thalen— August 13

Startup secretly collected millions of Instagram users’ location data, stories

Mikael Thalen— August 8

Twitter bug shared some user’s location data without their consent

Mikael Thalen— May 13

Secretive company sold cellphone location data to hundreds of bounty hunters

Mikael Thalen— February 7

Spotify didn’t mean to creep you out; it’s not like that

Taylor Hatmaker— August 21

Harvard student loses Facebook internship after exposing privacy flaw

Dylan Love— August 13

Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger gathers more data than you might think

AJ Dellinger— May 28

Police in 3 states can now get your phone location records without a warrant

Eric Geller— May 6

All sizes | December 2011 - Category5 TV Viewer Location Map | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Whisper CEO responds to the Guardian’s allegations

Molly McHugh— October 19

whisper location icon pattern

How Whisper and other apps track users who opt-out of location-sharing

Mike Wehner— October 17

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Whisper responds to allegations of location tracking

Ned Donovan— October 16

Cell phone tower location tracking

Warrantless cellphone tracking illegal, 11th Circuit Court rules

Andrew Couts— June 11

Mag-lite | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Popular flashlight app secretly collected and sold users’ location data

Tim Sampson— December 6

All sizes | Cell Phone Tower | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

NSA admits tracking location data through cell phones

Kevin Collier— December 4

AT&T has a record of everywhere you’ve carried your phone

Kevin Collier— September 2

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