News & Commentary about Location Tracking

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Apr 7, 2023

Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg

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Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg

Feb 15, 2023

New Mobile Phone Service Shows We Can Have Both Privacy and Nice Things

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New Mobile Phone Service Shows We Can Have Both Privacy and Nice Things

Oct 6, 2022

Is the Government Tracking Your Abortion?

Is the Government Tracking Your Abortion?

Jan 20, 2022

In Montana, Your Right to Cell Phone Privacy is Up for Debate

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In Montana, Your Right to Cell Phone Privacy is Up for Debate

Sep 7, 2021

The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

Jul 27, 2021

Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

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Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

Jun 25, 2021

Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19

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Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19

Apr 16, 2021

COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

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COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

Apr 16, 2020

Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be?

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Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be?

Mar 30, 2020

Is Location Tracking Technology the Magic Pill to Stemming the Coronavirus?

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Is Location Tracking Technology the Magic Pill to Stemming the Coronavirus?