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Pokémon Go is a reminder that many apps snoop
"Apps are notorious for both collecting and sharing data, often in ways that have nothing to do with the functionality of the app, said Omer Tene, vice pre…
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Property owners: Get off my lawn, Pokemon!
"Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor, said private property owners may adopt a "Pokemon No Go" policy and bar players from physic…
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Facebook is using your phone’s location to suggest new friends—which could be a privacy disaster
"“Using location data this way is dangerous,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a law professor at Samford University, via email. “People need to keep their visits to…
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Police Are Putting GPS Trackers in Every Object You Can Imagine
"Trick or trap: In the Harvard Law Review's "Bait, Mask, and Ruse," Elizabeth Joh of the U.C. David School of Lawargues that allowing police…
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The FTC Seeks Clarity On Cross-Device Tracking – But Opt-Out Remains A Murky Mire
"“If it’s hard for researchers to figure out what’s going on, it’s hard for the general public,” said privacy researcher and Stanford University computer s…
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AT&T suggests it needs to protect your cellphone location privacy
""It's an important first step, since telcos historically haven't done much to resist lax surveillance procedures," Jonathan Mayer, a pri…
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Meet iBeacon: Location tracking to help you shop
""I think that iBeacon is part of a dangerous trend," says Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattl…
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Another Super Bowl Ad Fest, This Time on the Cellphone
"“When it rolls out, you will see all this utility for it,” said Ryan Calo, an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington in Seattle. “And…
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Rumor: Banks are spying on your smartphone's location
"Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and advisory board member at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said…
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The House Hearing on Location Tracking Law (or the Lack Thereof)
"Catherine Crump testified before Congress today on location tracking and privacy, and the GPS Act that would increase legal protections for our location d…
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No GPS tracking without warrant, ACLU demands
"A warrant "is particularly important when it comes to GPS tracking because the technology is cheap, convenient, difficult to detect, and highly intru…