News & Commentary about Location Tracking

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Jun 2, 2014

New York Court Recognizes Privacy-Invasive Nature of Cell Tower Dumps But Stops Short of Requiring a Warrant

Crop of photo by Volker Neumann via Flickr

May 13, 2014

San Francisco Woman Pulled Out of Car at Gunpoint Because of License Plate Reader Error

Crop of photo by Paul Weiskel used by permission

May 12, 2014

Law Enforcement’s Lobbying Priority In States Is Fighting Transparency

Apr 8, 2014

Status of Location Privacy Legislation in the States

Apr 3, 2014

Utah Enacts Significant Location and Communications Privacy Bill

Modification of image by jpstanley with map by jepoirrier via Flickr

Mar 27, 2014

Cell Tower Dumps: Another Surveillance Technique, Another Set of Unanswered Questions

Florida "Surveillance State" license plate

Mar 25, 2014

Local Police in Florida Acting Like They’re the CIA (But They’re Not)

Mar 21, 2014

Fighting Against Phony Location Privacy Protections in the States

Photo of Stingray from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Mar 13, 2014

Documents Reveal Unregulated Use of Stingrays in California

Mar 12, 2014

Federal Court Rules DOJ’s Location Tracking Memos Can Stay Secret