News & Commentary about Location Tracking

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Male prisoner attached to an Electronic Monitoring (EM) ankle monitor

Jun 25, 2021

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

An electronic ad inside DC's Metro Station for the the DC Department of Health's mobile Covid-19 contact tracing app.

Apr 16, 2021

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

A woman wearing a mask looks at her smartphone.

Apr 16, 2020

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

One hand holding a cell phone while the other hovers with index finger extended over a smart phone showing a map of North and South America.

Mar 30, 2020

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

Dec 11, 2019

ICE and CBP Are Secretly Tracking Us Using Stingrays. We’re Suing.

Jun 28, 2019

The Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age, One Year In

Apr 4, 2019

State Data Law Heightens Privacy Protection for Virginians

Mar 13, 2019

Documents Reveal ICE Using Driver Location Data From Local Police for Deportations

Dec 11, 2018

There’s Nothing Inevitable About Apps That Track Your Every Move

Sep 5, 2018

The Supreme Court's Big Privacy Ruling Sent a Message. Will Judges Hear It?