US EditionYes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly
Mobile phones and apps share location data with advertisers and U.S. government agencies, including ICE, often without users' ongoing consent, based on background collection and legal mandates.
- Mobile phones collect location data that is often sold to location data brokers and buyers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Mobile phones gather location as part of normal operation and legal 911 requirements, and apps/webpages can share this data widely once users grant permission, causing loss of control over its use.
- Real-Time bidding and ad-tech middlemen routinely carry location signals to bidders, with apps and webpages feeding this data into automated ad bids and brokers repackaging it into tools monitoring hundreds of millions of phones.
- Privacy experts warn that location records are highly identifying and cannot be anonymized reliably, enabling police and government agencies to track individuals using common home and work patterns.
- More regulation of carriers, apps and government access is proposed as a privacy safeguard since most users don’t realize location data allowed for one purpose can be sold, while Federal Trade Commission and state legislatures have had limited success.
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Kenya Times Trending, Breaking News and VideosYes, The Government Can Track Your Location – But Usually Not By Spying On You Directly
The U.S. government doesn’t need to collect data about people’s locations itself, because your mobile phone is already doing it. The post Yes, The Government Can Track Your Location – But Usually Not By Spying On You Directly appeared first on Study Finds.
Yes, the government can track your location, but usually not by spying on you directly
If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for groceries, where you go to church and see your doctor, and where you traveled to over the holidays is up for sale. And U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is one of the customers.
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Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly
Where your smartphone has been is available for sale. cofotoisme/iStock via Getty ImagesIf you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for groceries, where you go to church and see your doctor, and where you traveled to over the holidays is up for sale. And U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is one of the customers. The U.S. government doesn’t need to collect…
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