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 ...

In the current Digital Age, technology has made it easy for you to track someone. Before, you would've needed to hire the services of a private detective to find a long-lost acquaintance. Now, however ...

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I have been watching several articles published by ZDNet with interest. First, ZDNet reported that “four of the largest cell giants in the US are selling your real-time location data to a company that ...

A company that collects the real-time location data on millions of cell phone customers across North America had a bug in its website that allowed anyone to see where a person is located -- without ...

You may already know this, but your cell phone happens to be a miniature tracking device that can be used to monitor your location from afar. There are times when knowing your exact location is useful ...

There are hundreds of phone tracker apps on the internet, with millions of users all across the globe. Still, cell phone tracking is a little bit of a sensitive subject. Some believe it is a breach of ...

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At issue is whether police need a warrant based on probable cause before accessing cell phone location records from wireless carriers. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing ...