Privacy

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Privacy

Tech Industry Groups Are Watering Down Attempts at Privacy Regulation, One State at a Time

Coordinated industry lobbying is overwhelming the scattered efforts of consumer groups and privacy-minded lawmakers

May 26, 2022 08:00 ET

Privacy

Following Markup Investigation, U.S. Regulators Questioned Life360’s Data Practices

The family safety company was approached by regulators about its data sales

April 1, 2022 10:00 ET

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Privacy

Lawsuit Highlights How Little Control Brokers Have Over Location Data

The case suggests this loosely regulated industry can’t deliver on its promises of privacy

March 21, 2022 08:00 ET

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The BreakdownPrivacy

What Does the “Connection Not Private” Warning Really Mean?

How to decide when it's safe to proceed, and what's at risk if you do

March 8, 2022 08:00 ET

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The BreakdownPrivacy

Who Is Policing the Location Data Industry?

Google and Apple have tried to crack down, but location data brokers are moving to a new way to collect your whereabouts that’s much harder to detect

February 24, 2022 08:00 ET

Privacy

Family Safety App Touting Digital Security Leaves Its Own Users’ Sensitive Data at Risk

Former employees said Life360 executives knew about security gaps

February 17, 2022 08:00 ET

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The BreakdownPrivacy

Is Momentum Shifting Toward a Ban on Behavioral Advertising?

Data-driven personalized ads are the lifeblood of the internet. To a growing number of lawmakers, they’re also nefarious

February 3, 2022 08:00 ET

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Privacy

Life360 Says It Will Stop Selling Precise Location Data

The announcement comes after The Markup identified the family tracking app as one of the largest sources of raw data for the location data industry

January 27, 2022 17:30 ET

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Privacy

Gay/Bi Dating App, Muslim Prayer Apps Sold Data on People’s Location to a Controversial Data Broker

The Markup identified 107 apps that sold data to X‑Mode in 2018 and 2019

January 27, 2022 08:00 ET

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Privacy

Federal Study Acknowledges Failures in Police Surveillance Oversight

For years researchers have called out the Wiretap Report for being outdated and incomplete

December 13, 2021 08:00 ET

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