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Sales of cellphone app data to US govt. agencies raise privacy & usage concerns
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USA: CBP to stop buying smartphone location data due to privacy concerns
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it will cease purchasing commercially sourced smartphone location data by the end of September 2023, ending its practice of acquiring this information without warrants, amid concerns about privacy violations and Fourth Amendment rights, particularly with regards to vulnerable groups, including migrants.
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Investigation exposes multibillion-dollar market to sell users’ location data
An investigation by The Markup huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people’s movements.
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USA: Military unit that conducts drone strikes bought location data from ordinary apps
The 132d Wing of the Iowa National Guard bought Locate X, a product that lets users search by a specific area to see which devices were present
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USA: Intelligence analysts use US smartphone location data without warrants, memo says
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Systems & Technology Research did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data
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Sierra Nevada Corporation did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data
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Babel Street did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data
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Venntel did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data
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Muslim Pro responds to concerns about the sale of user data to third parties
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How an ICE contractor tracks phones around the world through ordinary apps
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USA: ACLU sues DHS over purchase of cellphone location data used to track immigrants
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Muslims reel over a prayer app that sold user data: ‘A betrayal from within our own community’
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USA: How the military buys location data from ordinary apps
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USA: Customs & Border Protection paid $476,000 to a location data firm in new deal
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USA: Digital group urges controls on flow of cellphone data to government
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USA: Federal agencies use cellphone location data for immigration enforcement
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