Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
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Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime
The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
Taking a GPS tracker off your car isn’t ‘theft,’ court rules
This line of thinking could get absurd, Indiana’s supreme court declared. How do you “steal” something if you don’t know who owns it? This post appeared first on Naked Security…
Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16
If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
Smartphone location data can be used to identify and track anyone
In today’s smartphone economy, hiding your location has become a major challenge. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: John E Dunn
Tracking Photo’s Geo-location to See Where the Photo Was Taken – A Forensic Analysis
This article is about collecting metadata from photographs. Metadata is information which is created for every file’s format. Examples for metadata: file created date and time, last edited, etc. In this article,…
Privacy foul for soccer league app that eavesdropped on users
The LaLiga app used phones’ GPS and microphones to sniff out bars that were broadcasting soccer matches illegally. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Danny…
Tracking Photo’s Geo-location to See Where the Photo Was Taken
This article is about collecting metadata from photographs. Metadata is information which is created for every file’s format. Examples for metadata: file created date and time, last edited, etc. In this article,…
White label SOS panic buttons can be hacked via SMS
A Chinese white-label panic alarm used by elderly and vulnerable people can be remotely controlled by sending it simple SMS commands. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…
GPS Tracking Apps Flaw Let Hackers Remotely Hijack the Car & Kill Engines to Create a Traffic Jam
A critical security flaw in GPS Tracking Apps that allows remote hackers to hijack the car and kill the engine while the car moving on the road. A Hacker who…