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• Why do computers want my location?

  Posted on November 27, 2023 at 02:44 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PRIVACY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  On a regular basis, my phone and computers ask whether they can use my location.

  iPhone apps, in particular, often generate multiple requests. To be fair, these annoying prompts are meant to alert you to the fact that the apps want your location for one reason or another.

  But why do these apps need location information? Are they spying on you?

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.48.0, 2023-11-27).

  Privacy Location Services, Location Tracking, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Privacy, VPNs

• Your mobile phone operator keeps all sorts of records

  Posted on October 10, 2011 at 22:31 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I was shocked. Really.

  Mobile phone providers keep all sorts of records, and they keep them for a long time. Law enforcement agencies apparently can get at them.

  What really worries me – law enforcement requests to “identify all of the cell phones at a particular location” and “systems whereby law enforcement agents are notified whenever a cell phone comes within a specific geographic area.”

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Other Location Tracking, Mobile phone, Privacy