The Network · 2026-03-06 12:43:52 · 404 Media
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been covertly utilizing the online advertising ecosystem to track the movements of individuals. This operation involves purchasing commercially available location data harvested from smartphone apps, bypassing the need for traditional warrants. The data, often collected thro...
The Network · 2026-04-28 19:54:15 · The Verge
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that could fundamentally reshape Fourth Amendment protections for the smartphone era. At the center of Chatrie v. United States is a 2019 bank robbery near Richmond, Virginia, and the increasingly aggressive tactics police used to solve it — tactics that now threaten t...
The Lab · 2026-05-09 04:01:46 · Mastodon:mastodon.social:#privacy
General Motors has agreed to a $12.75 million settlement over allegations that the automaker sold drivers' location and behavioral data to third parties, marking one of the more significant enforcement actions targeting automotive data practices. The settlement exposes how connected vehicle technologies have become cov...