The same location data that helps apps and advertisers track everyday phone users could be putting US troops at risk

Troops deployed in combat areas are at risk of being tracked and targeted by adversaries using their cellphone location data.
Aclu.org

Cell Phone Location Tracking Public Records Request

Of all of the recent technological developments that have expanded the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement agencies at the expense of individual privacy, perhaps the most powerful is cell ...
Truckinginfo

Telenav Launches TeleNavTrack Mobile Phone Tracking and Dispatch System

Televigation Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., has launched TeleNavTrack, a mobile phone-based tracking service with integrated audible and visual GPS navigation, electronic time sheet reporting and ...
Aclu.org

U.S. Marshals Seize Local Cops’ Cell Phone Tracking Files in Extraordinary Attempt to Keep Information From Public

A run-of-the-mill public records request about cell phone surveillance submitted to a local police department in Florida has unearthed blatant violations of open government laws, including an ...
Computerworld

ACLU: Most US police don’t seek warrants before tracking cell phones

Many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. track mobile phones as part of investigations, but only a minority ask for court-ordered warrants, according to a new report released Monday by the ...
Android Authority

ICE is stepping up its smartphone tracking, but Android 16 has a secret weapon

Earlier this year ICE ordered new vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware. Cell-tower simulating “Stingray” devices gather records on phones in their vicinity. Luckily, Android 16 includes ...