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A location-tracking company that sells its services to police departments is apparently using addresses and coordinates of doctors’ and lawyers’ offices and other types of locations to help cops compile lists of places visited by […]
By now most internet users know their online activity is constantly tracked. No one should be shocked to see ads for items they previously searched for, or to be asked if their data can be […]
Here’s what the student doesn’t know: Although she surfed the internet in the privacy of her home, Facebook saw much of what she did. Every single site she visited used the Meta Pixel, a tracking […]
Apple’s AirTag this week saved a dog that was swept away in California floodwaters, leading rescuers to his location. As reported by ABC7, one-year-old Australian shepherd Seamus fell into fast-moving storm drain after he got […]
Google’s Find My Device program will soon receive an update. Soon, even if your smartphone has no Internet connection, the Mountain View company will be able to determine where it is. Making this feature as […]
Trains in operation and airplanes that are arriving or departing are represented on a realistic 3D map with smooth animation. This is a “digital twin” that looks exactly like the real world in the digital […]
An investigation by Consumer Reports has found that popular video-sharing app TikTok has partnered with hundreds of organisations to collect data on people as they browse the Internet. The organisations in question embed TikTok trackers […]
Yes, Google came out tops recently in a study of how many data points per user is tracked. This app (Linux for now) goes some way to also helping to make that audible. GoogleTeller makes […]
In-app browsers are bunk compared to full-featured browsing apps, but they’re also a major privacy and security risk. Many apps sneak data trackers onto websites you visit through their in-app browser using a method called […]
Interesting idea to scan for mobile devices searching for WiFi or Bluetooth connections — like smartphones — using wireless network detecting software Kismet. This would help identify any WiFi or Bluetooth devices that stay within […]