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iTWire Friday, 16 April 2021 14:44 Federal Court rules Google misled Android users about location data Shares The Federal Court has found that Google LLC and Google Australia Pty Ltd misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December 2018. The action was brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which says it was the first of its kind in the world. "This is an important victory for consumer...

Australian Court has announced that Google was found out to be tricking its users about its data collection. What are the steps that you should do to disable Google's location data in the settings?

While there are plenty of companies selling data about physical locations, SafeGraph CEO Auren Hoffman said his startup is “one of the few companies to sell this data to data science teams.” For the most part, location data has traditionally been sold to marketers, and Hoffman said, “In the marketing world, if your data is like 40% or 50% true, that’s actually amazing.”

Killing people using metadata is boring. These days, we're killing people using data brokers. A division of the Iowa Air...

India is putting out its mapping, geospatial data available for general use Updated: Updated: February 15, 2021 22:55 IST The announcement comes at a time when advances in mapping technology, including aerial vehicles, mobile mapping systems, and LIDAR and RADAR sensors, are giving a lift to innovation in eCommerce, logistics and urban transportation sectors. Share Article AAA India has so far been reliant on foreign resources for mapping technologies and services.   | Photo Credit: File Photo...

Another day, another location data scandal we probably wont do anything about. Joseph Cox, a one-man wrecking ball on the location data privacy beat the last few years, has revealed how a popular Muslim prayer app has been collecting and selling granular user location data without those users informed consent. Like so many apps, Salaat First (Prayer Times), which reminds Muslims when to pray, has been recording and selling detailed daily activity data to a third party data broker named Predicio...

The methods of surveillance have changed over time. Nowadays, government agencies do not need to follow someone to track their activities. Mobile phone users, unknowingly, hand over their privacy rights to the tech companies that in turn sell it to government contractors. A popular Muslim prayer app, named Salaat First, found selling users location data to its partner that has customers with the US government agencies including the FBI and the ICE. Salaat First, which reminds its users about Mu...

Need further assistance? Please call Member Services at 1-800-333-0663 How to Use Instagram Privacy Settings Instagram shares your location data and other information with Facebook. These steps will limit how much is shared. By Thomas Germain  SHARES

WhatsApp has changed its terms and conditions for use, here is what it means for you Social media platforms were buzzing as users started getting an in-app notification on WhatsApp between late Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, informing them about the new platform policies. advertisement UPDATED: January 7, 2021 13:40 IST Users will need to accept these terms and changes if they want to keep using their WhatsApp accounts. HIGHLIGHTS New policies come into effect from February 8, 2021. Use...

»Why Has Google Not Updated Its iPhone Apps In Weeks? Is It Because Of The App Store Privacy Labels? 3-MIN READ Why Has Google Not Updated Its iPhone Apps In Weeks? Is It Because Of The App Store Privacy Labels? At the time of writing this, popular apps including Google Search, Gmail, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Meet, YouTube and Google Pay have not been updated for 4 weeks or more, for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad. Some of these apps have received updates on Android du...