Security News

Tracking President Trump with cellphone location data, Greta-Thunberg-themed malware, SharePoint patch, and more
2019-12-21 14:05

Including: Nasty Mac malware and gas-pump infections Roundup Here's a catch-up of security news beyond everything else we've covered.…

The iPhone 11 Pro’s Location Data Puzzler
2019-12-04 03:51

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...

NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government
2019-11-18 11:38

US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.

Aussie Consumer Watchdog Sues Google Over Location Data Use
2019-10-29 14:05

Australia's consumer watchdog on Tuesday announced legal action against Google for allegedly misleading customers about the way it collects and uses personal location data. read more

Error-laden phone location data suspended from use in Danish courts
2019-09-12 10:10

10,700 cases will be reviewed over 2 months, and 32 detainees have already been released after finding bugs in software and raw telecom data.

Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
2019-09-11 10:16

The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users' most restrictive settings are.

Flaws in Over Half a Million GPS Trackers Expose Children Location Data
2019-09-06 09:03

What if the tech intended to ensure that your kids, senior citizens, and pets are safe even when they're out of sight inadvertently expose them to stalkers? An estimated 600,000 GPS tracking...

New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
2019-07-25 12:13

New York City is considering a law that could stop cellphone carriers and smartphone app vendors from selling their location data.

Twitter bug leaks to iOS users’ location data to partner
2019-05-15 10:47

Now fixed, the bug affected some users with multiple accounts running on an iOS device.

Twitter Collected and Shared iOS Location Data
2019-05-14 16:14

Twitter on Monday revealed that a bug in Twitter for iOS led to the micro-blogging platform inadvertently collecting location data and sharing it with a third-party. read more