Last week when a security researcher said he could easily obtain the precise location from any one of the millions of users of a widely used phone-tracking app, we had to see it for ourselves. Eric ...

The electronic logging device mandate’s many impacts inside the trucking business and culture, and with respect to broader highway safety, are no stranger to the pages of Overdrive, “litigated” as it ...

You understand that your phone knows where you’re located. This is how GPS works, how Find My Friends sees your location, and why you get local ads on Facebook and Google. Like other data on your ...

The internet is filled with queries on how to track a cell phone number and that could be for any reason. It could be because you just want to know, or it could be a privacy concern for some. Tracking ...

Summary: Recently, a glitch in T-Mobile’s tracking systems exposed the names, photos, and real-time locations of children to strangers. Furthermore, a similar bug affected the telecom operator’s car ...

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Yesterday, tech giant Google agreed to an almost $400 million payout to 40 states over user tracking violations. Google's settlement comes due to charges that it misinformed users to think turning off ...

It seems like just about every mobile app you install these days requests access to your location data. Most seem to have some valid use for that information, and sharing location information makes ...

Jeff Chiu / AP Google has agreed to pay nearly $392 million in a settlement with 40 states over allegations that the company tracked people through their devices after location tracking had been ...