location data
Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark. AG
Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.” ...
Tile/Life360 Breach: ‘Millions’ of Users’ Data at Risk
Location tracking service leaks PII, because—incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy ...
Apple API Allows Wi-Fi AP Location Tracking
Privacy FAIL: Apple location service returns far more data than it should—to people who have no business knowing it—and without your permission ...
FCC Fines Wireless Carriers $200 million, Google’s Fight Against Malicious Apps
In episode 328, Tom and Kevin discuss two major cybersecurity and privacy news stories. The first topic covers the FCC issuing fines to major US wireless carriers for sharing users’ real-time location ...
FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?
Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities ...
InMarket is Second Data Broker to Settle with FTC This Month
For the second time this month, the Federal Trade Commission is banning a data broker from selling or licensing precise location data without getting the consumer’s consent. Under the 14-page FTC order, ...
TikTok ‘Will’ Spy on US Citizens — Say Sources
TikTok parent ByteDance is planning to track the location of certain targeted individuals on U.S. soil, using a specialist Chinese team ...
Uvalde Shooting Investigation Reveals Major Privacy Violation
In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court noted that, in order for law enforcement officials to obtain location data for cell phones, they needed to have a warrant signed by a ...
Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking
In episode 160: An attacker tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply, a popular Android app was hacked to display malicious ads, and how smartphone location data was used to track ...
COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Your Privacy for Your Health?
We continually hear of the need for COVID-19 contact tracing. But what exactly is contact tracing? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published guidance on contact tracing during the 2006 Ebola ...
