Privacy: Location-Tracking and Startups

Everyone knew the MoviePass deal is too good to be true — and as is so often the case these days, it turns out you're not the customer, you're the ... (2018)

Life360 is acquiring Bluetooth tracking device maker Tile. A report by The Markup highlights how Life360 sells user data for millions of dollars. C... (2021)

Advertisers can now target ads based on a radius around a specific geographic point, or a location type -- like a beach, movie theater, or university. (2018)

At the University of Arizona, school officials know when students are going to drop out before they do. The public college in Tucson has been quiet... (2018)

Palantir, the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel, is already an active tech player in the scrum for federal contracts, but it’s playi... (2020)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associa... (2018)

There are no formal rules for what is ethical — or even legal — in the location data business. That needs to change. In the op-ed, Jeff (Foursqu... (2019)

The Geolocation API allows the user to provide their location to web applications if they so desire. For privacy reasons, the user is asked for per... (2019)

Banks, as well as credit and debit card issuers, are increasingly opting for location tracking to secure accounts for travelers. (2020)