location privacy
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: 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 ...
Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing
C’mon Cupertino: “Unknown Tracker Detected,” your phone screams. What now? ...
Tim Hortons ‘Misled’ Customers on Location Privacy — ‘Poorly Designed’ App Tracked Users 24×7
Canadian coffee-and-doughnuts joint, Timmies, has been politely rebuked by The Office of the Privacy Commissioner: Tim’s app kept tabs on your location—even when it wasn’t open ...
Apple Failed—AirTag has a HUGE Stalking Problem
One year on, the Apple AirTag product has proved the dire predictions correct: They’re being used to “stalk and harass women.” ...
Apple AirTag: Absolutely Awful, Say Stalking Victims
Apple is coming under renewed flak for its AirTags—and how they make life easy for stalkers and carjackers. But is the criticism fair? ...
The iPhone 11 Pro’s Location Data Puzzler
One of the more curious behaviors of Apple's new iPhone 11 Pro is that it intermittently seeks the user's location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are ...