Tag: location-based services
AT&T Defeat of FCC over $57mn Data Breach Fine Shows US Regulatory Enforcement Is Broken
Giving corporations the right to a jury trial is no substitute for appointing regulators that are competent to make the decisions we all need them to make.
Hacker Leaks Manuals Showing How Iran Uses Mobile Networks to Track Protesters
The hacker acted in response to the brutal crackdown following the suspected murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran's morality police.
BT Proposes Phone Tracking Service to Protect Women from Violence
Philip Jansen, Chief Executive of BT, wants women to dial 888 so their late-night journeys can be monitored.
Activists File GDPR Complaint about A1 Telekom Austria
The burden on telcos to provide data to customers could be greatly increased if the activists who destroyed the US-EU data protection safe harbor succeed with their latest legal challenge.
COVID-19, Privacy and Telecoms: A Round-Up
From satellite tracking to CDR data to contact-tracing apps, many mechanisms are being used to monitor people's movements. This raises concerns about the balance between health and privacy.
Ghana and KT to Use Location Data to Fight Infectious Diseases
Korea's largest telco uses phone data to counter epidemics. They want other countries to adopt their technology.
US Telcos Cut Off Location Data Middlemen
Telco bosses were quick to distance themselves from 'shady' data brokers but many details about lax sharing of location data remain unresolved.
Website Leaks User Locations for All US Mobile Networks
A free demo service that allowed people to locate their own phones was vulnerable to anonymous exploitation.
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