Category: location tracking
Apple and Google clamp down on X-Mode, a location-tracking data broker
Apple and Google have reportedly ordered app developers to sever ties with X-Mode Social Inc., a data broker that specializes in location tracking. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company has supplied data to US government contractors working… Source
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Google’s COVID-19 reports show where people are obeying stay-at-home orders
Google has unveiled the COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in an effort to help public health officials understand how people are moving about in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reports show location data from folks who have agreed to shar… Source
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