Topic: location data
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Your Digital Footprint: How Geolocation Puts Your Privacy at Risk
Geolocation data from smartphones and apps creates a significant privacy risk, enabling cybercriminals to exploit traceable information for targeted attacks. These geofenced threats, like the Stuxnet worm, can remain dormant until reaching specific locations, making early detection difficult and ...
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Court Rules Verizon Can't Sell User Location Data Without Consent
A federal court upheld a $46.9 million fine against Verizon for selling customer location data without consent, reinforcing consumer privacy rights. The ruling creates a legal split with other carriers' cases, potentially leading to Supreme Court review for a uniform standard. The court rejected ...
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Partiful Exposed User Locations in Uploaded Photos
Partiful has become a leading social event planning app, surpassing Facebook in popularity due to its retro designs and easy RSVP system, earning it Google's best app of 2024 award. The app faced scrutiny over data privacy, as it failed to strip location metadata from user-uploaded photos, potent...
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