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Location tracking: apps, data and privacy news

Edited by Marcin Rybak

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Timeline

  1. Federal judge rules warrantless Flock search unconstitutional Security
  2. Study finds car apps share location and VIN data with dozens of ad trackers Privacy
  3. Irish regulator fines Google €403M over location tracking Privacy
  4. Stolen Flock camera yielded 1.6 million images, researchers say Security
  5. Florida Rep. Steube Introduces FLAFO Act to Require Warrants for License Plate Surveillance Privacy
  6. Ireland fines Google $462M over location data tracking Privacy
  7. Residents push back on Flock license plate cameras as cities cancel contracts Privacy
  8. Hackers Copy Flock Safety Camera Data, Revealing Tracking Details Security
  9. EFF audit finds police searched Flock camera network with reasons like LOL and idk Privacy
  10. Lee’s Summit requires written data-protection pledges before sharing Flock data Privacy
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  1. Inside Jammertest, Norway’s Open-Air Effort to Stress-Test GPS Against Jamming and Spoofing Privacy
  2. US military disables ad trackers after location data used to target troops Privacy
  3. US Military Disables Ad Trackers on Government Devices After Iran Tracking Concerns Security
  4. Crowdsourced Maps Show Over 132,000 Flock Cameras in US Privacy
  5. Hollywood Police Share License Plate Data With Over 360 Agencies Privacy
  6. Supreme Court Denies Verizon’s Appeal in FCC Location-Data Case Privacy
  7. Flock Safety Faces Privacy Backlash as It Proposes Seven-Day Data Retention Privacy
  8. Free Atlas of Surveillance tool maps Flock camera deployments near you Privacy
  9. Workplace Monitoring Apps Share Worker Data With Facebook and Yandex Security
  10. Privacy Groups File Complaint Against Data Brokers in Maryland Privacy
  11. Supreme Court Rejects Verizon’s Bid to Recover $47M FCC Fine Privacy
  12. Davis County approves license plate camera deal amid privacy backlash Privacy
  13. AI Can Now Tell Where Your Photos Are Taken Without EXIF Data Security
  14. Flock Safety Cuts Data Retention to One Week After Police Misuse Privacy
  15. DHS Confirms Warrantless Location Data Purchases From Ad Auctions Privacy
  16. Repo Agents Scan Low-Income Areas With ALPRs, Feeding Police Databases Privacy
  17. SignalTrace Links Devices to Vehicles, Raising Fourth Amendment Questions Privacy
  18. California Court Rules License Plate Data Collection Alone Is Not Harm Privacy
  19. Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Require a Warrant for Location Data Privacy
  20. FBI Director Confirms Agency Buys Location Data from Brokers Without Warrant Privacy
  21. Transsion Phones Ship Unremovable SDK Exfiltrating Location and App Data to China Privacy
  22. Transsion Phones Ship with Telemetry SDK Exfiltrating Data to China Security
  23. Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrants for Geofence Searches Privacy
  24. Supreme Court: Warrants Required for Geofence Searches Security
  25. Harris County Mother Counts Eight Flock Cameras on Route to School Privacy
  26. ATF Cancels Warrantless Phone Tracking Contract After Lawmaker Concerns Privacy
  27. School Bus Cameras to Become Always-On License Plate Readers Privacy
  28. License Plate Readers Now Track AirPods and Smartwatches, Study Finds Privacy
  29. Police Officers Abused License Plate Databases to Stalk Ex-Partners, Investigation Finds Privacy
  30. Acxiom’s Geo-Based Audience Segments Now Available on The Trade Desk in UK and Germany Privacy
  31. Massachusetts Passes Landmark Privacy Bill Banning Sale of Location Data Privacy