politics After that drone strike on a firefighting airplane DJI decides to remove geo-fencing for no fly-zones Jason Weisberger

location privacy How one guy's exercise routine made him a burglary suspect, thanks to Google's Geofence Warrants Thom Dunn

trump Steve Bannon used nonconsensually harvested location data to advertise to people who'd been to a Catholic church Cory Doctorow

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Food Post-Covid McDonalds will surveil your approach and prepare your meal just in time Rob Beschizza

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Business "Out of Home Advertising": the billboards that spy on you as you move through public spaces Cory Doctorow

Business Uber uses data-mining to identify and block riders who may be cops, investigators or regulators Cory Doctorow

security Facebook: We did 'a test' last year using some people's location data to suggest friends Xeni Jardin

security Privacy invasion? Facebook is using your phone's location data to suggest friends Xeni Jardin