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Location-Based Services
48 published works
Future Lawyer
Where In The World Is The Futurelawyer? Not With Carmen San Diego
By rickgeorges
Companies are (still) selling your phone location data without consent | Android Central. Corollary to the California lawsuit against the Weather Channel over the sale of GPS data to third…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Locational Tracking on iOS and Android Devices: Check the Platform’s Rules!
This post discusses some of the contractual requirements imposed by Apple and Google regarding the collection and sharing of locational information. What consents, if any, do Apple and Google require…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Big Privacy Surprise! iOS and Android Apps are Tracking Us
By Peter Vogel
The New York Times reported that “Frequently, location data companies make packages of code that collect phones’ whereabouts. Developers who add this code to their apps can get paid for…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Google Tracking of Android Users Goes Beyond the Expected
By Sean Lawless
By now most smartphone users are aware of location tracking used by both Apple and Android operating systems. Basic location tracking is a system which uses GPS data to know…
The Right Coast
Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled Quartz
Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven t used any apps, and haven t even inserted a carrier SIM…
The Right Coast
Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled Quartz
Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven t used any apps, and haven t even inserted a carrier SIM…
Socially Aware Blog
Privacy Law Considerations in Tracking Event Attendees’ Whereabouts
More and more often, the organizers of conferences, trade shows and events are taking advantage of beacon technology to track attendees’ movement throughout their conventions’ sessions and event spaces. Although…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #52 – Sharing Your Information with Your Rental Car
I travel a lot and frequently rent cars in cities all over the country. Those of you who know me, (and my husband and children will attest), know that I…
The Data Advisor
WSGR Alert: FTC Brings First Privacy Enforcement Action Against a Mobile Ad Network
By Lydia Parnes, Christopher Olsen
On June 22, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has settled charges that InMobi, a Singapore-based mobile advertising company, deceptively tracked the locations of hundreds of millions…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Ad Network to Pay a Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges
By Phyllis H. Marcus, Justin Keslowitz
On June 22, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission announced that a settlement was reached with mobile advertising company, InMobi, to resolve charges that it deceptively tracked hundreds of millions of…