New York Bill Would Prohibit Geolocation Tracking and Geofencing Warrants
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 5, 2023) – A bill introduced in the New York Senate would ban geolocation tracking and geofencing warrants. Passage of the legislation would not only protect privacy in New York; it would also hinder the growth of the federal surveillance state. A...
Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Warrantless Stingray Location Tracking
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Jan. 2, 2023) – A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones without a warrant in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Sooner State; it would also...
New Documents Reveal the Extent of Federal Location Surveillance
The Department of Homeland Security has collected reams of location data from a private vendor in order to track people across the United States. Earlier this month, we reported that private data brokers harvest location data from hundreds of mobile apps and then sell...