location data
Cellphone data helped solve a Michigan singer’s murder, but experts say the tool will soon be off-limits
U.S.
Amanda Smith
The homicide investigation was stalled. Police in the Michigan township of Van Buren had identified a person of interest in the 2017 ...
State governments looking to protect health-related data as it’s used in abortion battle
Politics
Amanda Smith
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s report last ...
US FTC reaches first location data tracking settlement
U.S.
Amanda Smith
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Outlogic, a Virginia-based data broker, agreed to stop selling sensitive location data that helps track people’s whereabouts, ...
Google Just Killed Warrants That Give Police Access To Location Data
Technology
Michael Johnson
Google has effectively ended the practice of “geofence warrants,” where Location History in Google Maps could be obtained by law enforcement. NurPhoto ...
