Security News

US authorities now need warrant for your cellphone location data
2018-06-27 12:16

Privacy activists scored a legal victory this week after the Supreme Court ruled it unlawful for law enforcement and federal agencies to access cellphone location records without a warrant.

Supreme Court Rules on Mobile Location Data: Get a Warrant
2018-06-25 13:02

ACLU Says Decision 'Provides a Groundbreaking Update to Privacy Rights'The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that location data generated by mobile phones is protected by the Fourth Amendment, meaning...

Supreme Court: Police Need Warrant for Mobile Location Data
2018-06-22 20:30

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device users. The decision is a major development for privacy...

Apple to share location data during emergency calls in iOS 12
2018-06-21 12:47

iOS 12 users will automatically share highly-detailed location information when calling 911.

Google Chromecast and Home Speaker can leak location data to websites
2018-06-20 15:16

Two Google products have a design weakness that could reveal their users' locations.

Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties
2018-06-19 18:03

In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans who own a mobile phone, the four major wireless carriers...

Google to Fix Location Data Leak in Google Home, Chromecast
2018-06-18 14:04

Google in the coming weeks is expected to fix a location privacy leak in two of its most popular consumer products. New research shows that Web sites can run a simple script in the background that...

Why Is Your Location Data No Longer Private?
2018-05-26 16:18

The past month has seen one blockbuster revelation after another about how our mobile phone and broadband providers have been leaking highly sensitive customer information, including real-time...

Real-time cellphone location data leaked for all major US carriers
2018-05-21 11:43

From the carriers to LocationSmart to 3Cinteractive to Securus: there appears to be a chain pockmarked with lack of authentication and data lost to hackers.

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers in Real Time Via Its Web Site
2018-05-17 18:29

LocationSmart, a U.S. based company that acts as an aggregator of real-time data about the precise location of mobile phone devices, has been leaking this information to anyone via a buggy...