The Limits of Location Tracking in an Epidemic
As Americans struggle to confront the COVID-19 outbreak, some have suggested that cell phone location tracking technology can help in the effort to contain the…
Location Tracking
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The Technology 202: We asked more than 100 tech experts if U.S. should use location data to track coronavirus. They were split.
"“Aggregate and anonymized location data may be useful to track trends, but public health officials agree that at this point in time, using individualized…
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How to slow Google Sensorvault from tracking your location on iOS, Android
""Google maintains that such location-tracking features are intended to improve your experience. But that notion is at odds with the definition of &qu…
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Google Maps v Apple Maps - Which app is truly the best for getting around?
"In response to the AP report, Jonathan Mayer, a Princeton computer scientist, said: “If you're going to allow users to turn off something called ‘loca…
Change your phone settings so Apple, Google can’t track your movements
Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protecttheir customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times…
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AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not
"Storing location data in violation of a user’s preferences is wrong, said Jonathan Mayer, a Princeton computer scientist and former chief technologist for…
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Google tracks your movements, like it or not
"Storing location data in violation of a user's preferences is wrong, said Jonathan Mayer, a Princeton computer scientist and former chief technologist…
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How Wireless Carriers Get Permission to Share Your Whereabouts
"“That was a green light for telecommunications carriers to monetize customer location data,” said Stanford University law professor Al Gidari, who helped…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Privacy advocates want Congress to fix gaps in Carpenter ruling
"What does that mean for a shorter period? Not clear, said Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Law Center for Internet and Societ…
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Service Meant to Monitor Inmates’ Calls Could Track You, Too
"As long as they are following their own privacy policies, carriers “are largely free to do what they want with the information they obtain, including loca…
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Sharing your location with your bank seems creepy, but it's useful
"Albert Gidari, the director of privacy for the Center for Internet & Society at Stanford Law School, agreed that most of the bank's efforts with g…
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Roaming Charges
"That leeway has drawn criticism from academics and civil-liberties advocates. Elizabeth Joh, a University of California, Davis, law professor, said the do…