As consumers and regulators become more skeptical of how companies collect user data, one startup has raised another round to build out ways to help brands become more relevant with how they use ...

When marketers analyze data, one segment that draws attention is location data. But there are times when the analysis is limited, and when potential is left unexplored or unexamined. I recently asked ...

In the midst of an uproar over ways that Apple and Google collect and store location information from mobile phones, Microsoft has laid out details about its Windows Phone 7 data collection policies.

Earlier this month, Foursquare launched a special feature for users in Austin, Texas, called Hypertrending. The idea was to show off the company’s location tracking technology to attendees of the ...

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams. Imagine if someone offered to pay less ...

The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, testified to lawmakers on Wednesday. This is the first ...

Location data is some of the most sensitive, and sought after, information that smartphones generate. And wireless providers are in a unique position to access it all the time. But a Tuesday report ...

Amid the ongoing evolution of digital privacy laws, one California proposal is drawing heightened attention from legal scholars, technologists, and privacy advocates. Assembly Bill 1355, while ...

I've been an iPhone user for a long time, and I'm very mindful of who I share my location with or what apps and services get access to location data. I block apps from tracking me, and I do not share ...

The latest smartphone operating systems from Apple and Google want you to think more about what other companies know about where you’ve been. But the primary way iOS 13 and Android 10 do that – a ...