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Use of Mobile Phone Location Data to Track Coronavirus Has Positive Health Outcomes, But Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

April 2, 2020
South Korea uses mobile phone location data to track places where coronavirus patients had been and send text message warnings to individuals who are located in the exposed areas. Read More
Doctor using laptop in clinic showing South Korea placing public health concerns over patient privacy in the growing COVID-19 outbreak
Data PrivacyNews

Patient Privacy vs Public Health Concerns: A COVID-19 Case Study

March 26, 2020
South Korea is placing public health concerns over patient privacy in the growing COVID-19 outbreak by publicly publishing location details about patients’ movements. Read More
Electric scooters on street showing the collection of mobility data by Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Data PrivacyNews

Collection of Mobility Data by Los Angeles Government Sparks Creation of Privacy Coalition With a Surprising Leader: Uber

March 20, 2020
Uber refused to share their mobility data with Los Angeles Department of Transportation as they think the agency plans to monetize it and control the movement of vehicles on LA streets. Read More
Man using laptop with communication network map showing FCC proposing large fines to wireless carriers for failure to secure location data
Data PrivacyNews

FCC Proposes Large Fines to Wireless Carriers for Failure to Secure Location Data, But Will It Really Deter Irresponsible Third-Party Sales?

March 18, 2020
Four of the largest U.S. wireless carriers, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, face a potential collective fine of $200 million for failing to secure location data sold to third parties. Read More
Man holding mobile with google on screen showing Google facing EU privacy investigation over location tracking
Data PrivacyNews

Google Faces EU Privacy Investigation Over Location Tracking

February 18, 2020
DPC has opened a privacy investigation against Google over location tracking and its capacity to collect massive location data that could be in breach of GDPR regulations. Read More
Network map over city night view showing the future of location data and smartphone tracking
Data PrivacyNews

Uncharted Waters: The Future of Location Data and Smartphone Tracking

January 9, 2020
Recent New York Times report sheds light on how companies are using smartphone tracking technology to collect, analyze, and resell location data to advertisers and marketing technology. Read More
Man defining his location on mobile phone showing new feature in iOS 13 to warn about apps collecting location data
Data PrivacyNews

Apple’s New iOS 13 Will Include Warning About Apps Collecting Location Data

September 27, 2019
New feature in iOS 13 that will inform users when apps on their iPhone are trying to collect location data may be bad news for tech giants like Facebook who use the information to serve up targeted ads. Read More
Emergency medical service team responding to an incident showing privacy nightmare of location data
Data PrivacyNews

FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

March 27, 2019
Enhanced 911 location data would make it possible for emergency first responders to more accurately find and locate people making 911 calls. What are the privacy implications since the biggest U.S. telcos have been secretly selling location data of their customers to a shadowy network of data brokers and data aggregators? Read More
People waiting on station platform using smart phone in the night showing criticism of mobile carriers over location data policies
Data PrivacyNews

Mobile Carriers in United States Face Mounting Criticism over Location Data Policies

January 23, 2019
Without your knowledge or consent, the leading mobile phone carriers in the United States may be actively selling your location data to third-party vendors. And, in turn, these vendors are re-selling this data to an expanding network of shady middlemen. Read More
Pin on a map showing how location data is big business
Data PrivacyNews

The Big Business of Location Data

January 20, 2019
According to a recent New York Times investigative report, your precise location can be tracked up to 14,000 times per day. And location data is being traded on an increasingly robust secondary market, often without your knowledge. Read More
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