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DHS and immigration authorities sued by ACLU over phone tracking

The organization wants to know how bulk databases of phone location data are being used by the agencies, which have refused Democratic senators' requests for their legal…

Dec 2, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Coast Guard, Station Grays Harbor — A Coast Guard boatcrew aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Grays Harbor in the waters off Westport, Washington Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)

Coast Guard extends mobile connectivity to distressed mariners with ‘i911’

The emergency app allows the agency, with permission, to use cell phone tracking data to find a vessel in distress.

May 13, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

A Strava Heat Map of Moscow, similar to those that revealed the fitness routines of military service members. (Strava)

Pentagon bans use of location-tracking tech in operational areas

"These geolocation capabilities can expose personal information, locations, routines, and numbers of DoD personnel, and potentially create unintended security consequences and increased risk to the joint force…

Aug 6, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

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