Of all of the recent technological developments that have expanded the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement agencies at the expense of individual privacy, perhaps the most powerful is cell ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Milwaukee PD "critical response vehicle", or surveillance van. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner) A Milwaukee PD ...
Capitalizing on all the information we put into our cell phones, Verizon Wireless is selling all our app usage and location information to marketers, reports CNET's Declan McCullagh. Part of what it ...
A run-of-the-mill public records request about cell phone surveillance submitted to a local police department in Florida has unearthed blatant violations of open government laws, including an ...
Many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. track mobile phones as part of investigations, but only a minority ask for court-ordered warrants, according to a new report released Monday by the ...
Mass surveillance of entire communities or city blocks raises serious questions about data privacy and potential violations ...
Earlier this year ICE ordered new vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware. Cell-tower simulating “Stingray” devices gather records on phones in their vicinity. Luckily, Android 16 includes ...