Tag: tracking
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#NSA Can Reportedly Track Phones Even When They’re Turned Off
from slate.com: The NSA has a diverse range of surveillance capabilities—from monitoring Google Maps use to sifting through millions of phone call records and spying on Web searches. But it […]
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Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking
from ACLU.org: Automatic license plate readers are the most widespread location tracking technology you’ve probably never heard of. Mounted on patrol cars or stationary objects like bridges, they snap photos […]
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Montana becomes First State to Require Search Warrants for Cellphone Location Tracking
from allgov.com: California had its chance, but now Montana has become the first state in the U.S. to require that police obtain a search warrant before using a person’s cellphone […]
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Twitter Wants to Start Tracking You on the Web, Here’s How to Opt-Out
from LifeHacker.com: In a blog post today, Twitter announced that they’re “experimenting with new ways of targeting ads,” which is their way of saying they’re planning to track you around […]
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Anti-virus software shows Facebook app stole Android users’ phone numbers without their consent
from EndTheLie.com: The mobile anti-virus and anti-malware software produced by Norton discovered that the Facebook application for Android was secretly identifying users’ phone numbers and sending them to Facebook’s servers. […]