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Location Data
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The Right Coast
Just the Facts on ‘Geofencing,’ the Intrusive, App-Based ‘Dragnet’ That Sgt. Joe Friday Never Dreamed Of | RealClearInvestigations
Satellites were locking in on cell phones owned by members of the nondenominational Protestant church in San Jose, Calif. Their location eventually worked its way to a private company, which…
China Justice Observer
China's First Court Ruling over Crime of Illegally Obtaining Vehicle Parking Information
By Publisher
On 24 Mar. 2023, Gulou Primary People’s Court, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China made the judgment in a first-instance case in which criminals who illegally obtained vehicle parking information and geolocation information…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Snapchat Location Data Helped Obtain a Conviction in This Case: eDiscovery Trends
By Doug Austin
After a couple of weeks on the road, I’m catching up on another passion of mine: true crime stories! 48 Hours had an interesting case last Saturday which had an…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
California Tightens Rules on Vehicle Tracking, Fleet Management
Over the past several years, there has been a significant increase in the use of dashcam technology. The technology available in the market is quite advanced. As we observed here,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #347 – Do You Know What Geofencing Is and How You Are Tracked?
If you don’t know what geofencing is, I will give you some articles to read so you can become better educated on exactly what it is and how it is…
Privacy World
FCC Reportedly Issues Letters of Inquiry Seeking Further Information on Wireless Providers Data Privacy Practices
By Paul Besozzi
As previously reported, the Federal Communications Commission last month released responses from the 15 major wireless carriers concerning their data retention and privacy practices, particularly with respect to location information.…
Privacy Matters
CHINA: connected vehicle and automobile industry – new licences now required to enable/continue (i) surveying and mapping activities, (ii) overseas transfer of mapping data
Following the first automobile industry-specific data and cyber compliance rules, published late last year (see our alert here), regulators have issued guidelines on the licensing of surveying and mapping activities…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
The FTC Is Coming After Your Faulty Location Data Practices
By Odia Kagan
Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya wants companies that collect location information to take a hard look at their practices and what they can do to better protect their users.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Location Data Industry Under Scrutiny for Inclusion of Planned Parenthood Clinics in their Services
INRIX, a company that provides location-based data analytics, has been collecting, analyzing, and selling aggregated vehicle, traffic, and parking data for over 17 years. Now, after the Roe v. Wade…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
FTC Blog Post Highlights Regulatory Focus on Collection of Location and Health Data
On July 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published “Location, health, and other sensitive information: FTC committed to fully enforcing the law against illegal use and sharing of highly…