Lawmakers have expressed concern that ICE may have resumed purchasing access to datasets that were previously halted in 2023.

Customs and Border Protection has been purchasing mobile location data from ad agencies to track people's movements.

An internal DHS document reveals how data collected by the advertsing industry could be used for government surveillance.

U.S. senators and representatives called for an investigation into DHS's purchase of Americans' location data.

What is in the concept of “just location data” when an individual is strolling into a store? Physical spaces are being managed through in-store sensing and location analytics to enable retailers to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chances are, your phone is sending location data to several companies right now. Many apps on your smartphone keep track of where you are, often for obvious-sounding reasons. Your weather app wants to ...