Helen Down couldn't resist tracking her son and partner. But it tipped from being used as an occasional safety measure to a ...

Apple has built a reputation on privacy and the security of its iPhone, so it comes as no surprise that it gives users a lot of control over location tracking settings. Location tracking can be ...

Imagine if a data broker knows your phone is on a nightstand next to another phone six nights a week and across town on the seventh night. That data broker also knows everywhere you go and how long ...

The police department has received $10,000 in grants to provide free location tracking devices for vulnerable residents.

News broke last week that a company has been tracking millions of smartphone users over long periods of time without any opt-in permission or notification, potentially violating state and federal laws ...

Apple’s tiny Bluetooth tracker is on the verge of a much bigger upgrade, with code leaks and supply chain chatter pointing to an AirTag refresh that focuses squarely on more accurate, more reliable ...

Location data tracking is prevalent in the tech world to ubiquity, so learning how to control that — in case you need or prefer to — on an Android phone or tablet is important. Now, the reasons that ...

So, you think that what happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone? Well, think again. Nasty little workarounds secretly harvest information from your iPhone without you realizing. Some track your ...

Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.

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Imagine if a data broker knows your phone is on a nightstand next to another phone six nights a week and across town on the seventh night. That data broker also knows everywhere you go and how long ...