Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data
The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people’s precise location data across the state.
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U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to “start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat.”
With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires on April 30, the government’s spy powers will not automatically lapse.
With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires in April, the government’s spy powers will not automatically lapse.
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.
Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data
The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise location data from a cell phone company.
Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds
Journalists in Europe found it was “easy” to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world.