For the past two decades, location data has helped fuel the digital economy. It’s the little helper that guided us to the nearest coffee shop, summoned a ride to our doorstep, let us check in at a ...

Nowadays, almost every app you download asks for location permissions, meaning it wants to track where you are and your movements. For an app like Google Maps, requesting location access makes perfect ...

I've been an iPhone user for a long time, and I'm very mindful of who I share my location with or what apps and services get access to location data. I block apps from tracking me, and I do not share ...

Russian cybercriminals have hacked one of the largest companies that tracks Americans’ location through smartphone data in exchange for ransom, according to two cybersecurity researchers, a person who ...

The FTC reached settlements with Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics for allegedly selling sensitive consumer location data without consent. The data collected included visits to sensitive locations like ...

The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed ...