News & Commentary about Location Tracking
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Apr 8, 2014
Status of Location Privacy Legislation in the States
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Apr 3, 2014
Utah Enacts Significant Location and Communications Privacy Bill
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Mar 27, 2014
Cell Tower Dumps: Another Surveillance Technique, Another Set of Unanswered Questions
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Mar 25, 2014
Local Police in Florida Acting Like They’re the CIA (But They’re Not)
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Mar 21, 2014
Fighting Against Phony Location Privacy Protections in the States
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Mar 13, 2014
Documents Reveal Unregulated Use of Stingrays in California
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Mar 12, 2014
Federal Court Rules DOJ’s Location Tracking Memos Can Stay Secret
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Mar 3, 2014
Police Hide Use of Cell Phone Tracker From Courts Because Manufacturer Asked
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Feb 21, 2014
Setting the record straight on DHS and license plate tracking