TechdirtDocs Expose CBP’s Use Of Ad Data To Track People’s Movements
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"new report gives direct evidence tt Customs & Border Protection has used #locationdata taken fr te #internet #advertising ecosystem to #track #phones. In a doc uncovered by 404 Media, CBP admits what we’ve been saying for yrs: Te technical sys powering creepy #targeted #ads also allow fed agencies to track your location. Te doc acknowledges tt a prog by CBP to use "commercially avail marketing location data" for #surveillance drew fr te process used to select targeted ads shown to you.."
"new report gives direct evidence tt Customs & Border Protection has used #locationdata taken fr te #internet #advertising ecosystem to #track #phones. In a doc uncovered by 404 Media, CBP admits what we’ve been saying for yrs: Te technical sys powering creepy #targeted #ads also allow fed agencies to track your location. Te doc acknowledges tt a prog by CBP to use "commercially avail marketing location data" for #surveillance drew fr te process used to select targeted ads shown to you.."
FriedemannRE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116165955832004026
> Die US-Grenzschutzbehörde …hat systematisch #Standortdaten aus Alltags-Apps genutzt, die aus dem Real-Time-Bidding-System (#RTB) der Online-#Werbeindustrie stammen. Das belegt ein internes Dokument …, das die Investigativ-Plattform @404mediaco … veröffentlicht hat.
👉4.2.2026, @heiseonline dazu: https://www.heise.de/news/US-Grenzschutz-nutzte-Online-Werbedaten-zur-Handy-Ueberwachung-11199454.html
#Datenschutz #TeamDatenschutz #Privacy #CandyCrush #Tinder #Grindr #Tumblr #MyFitnessPal #DiDay #Webloc #LocationData
ransomNews⚠️ Google Messages adds real-time location sharing
Google Messages now supports live location sharing within chats, allowing users to share movement data in real time, expanding functionality while raising fresh privacy and data exposure considerations.
#ransomNews #Privacy #LocationData
#Petition by #ConsumerReports: Stop the #CellPhone snitching!
Let’s ban the sale of our phone #LocationData
https://action.consumerreports.org/nb_20260211_statelocationprivacyact
#activism #Surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy #DigitalPrivacy
#Petition from #ConsumerReports: Stop the #CellPhone snitching!
Let’s ban the sale of our phone #LocationData
https://action.consumerreports.org/nb_20260211_statelocationprivacyact
GravitasStop leaving location on & signing into gmail to use Google search
Stop leaving location on & signing into gmail to use Google search
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#SupremeCourt to consider whether #geofence #warrants are #constitutional
Case centers Okello Chatrie, Virginia man who pleaded guilty to a 2019 robbery for stealing $195,000 at gunpoint.
#Police found security camera footage showing man on phone near credit union that was robbed and asked #Google to produce #locationdata near robbery site so they could determine who committed crime. They did so, providing police with subscriber data for 3 people, one of whom was Chatrie.
https://therecord.media/supreme-court-geofence-constitutionality
Case centers Okello Chatrie, Virginia man who pleaded guilty to a 2019 robbery for stealing $195,000 at gunpoint.
#Police found security camera footage showing man on phone near credit union that was robbed and asked #Google to produce #locationdata near robbery site so they could determine who committed crime. They did so, providing police with subscriber data for 3 people, one of whom was Chatrie.
https://therecord.media/supreme-court-geofence-constitutionality
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