9to5google

Google Messages Real-time Location Sharing rolls out (or: How to remove the ‘plus’ dot)

Following the announcement at the start of this month, Real-time Location Sharing in Google Messages for Android is more widely rolling out. Once available, you’ll notice that the ‘plus’ menu in ...
The Guardian

Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information?

FBI director revealed agency had resumed buying private information en masse in possible constitutional violation Kash Patel’s disclosure on Wednesday that the FBI has resumed buying location data on ...
Android Authority

First look: Google Messages is finally catching up with live location sharing

Google Messages is getting ready to add a new “Real-time Location” sharing feature. We managed to enable the feature in the app and can now show you how it’ll work end-to-end once it goes live. You’ll ...
ZDNet

You can share your real-time location via Google Messages now - here's how

Google Messages now lets you share your location in real time. You can choose how long you want to share where you are. The old location-sharing option was only for a static point. Finding someone in ...
9to5google

Google Messages rolling out real-time location sharing

After we spotted earlier this week, Google Messages is beginning to roll out its new real-time location sharing powered by Find Hub. In the Attachments ‘plus’ menu, “Location” becomes “Real-time ...
Lifehacker

Apple Has a New Setting to Protect Your Location Data, but Not Everyone Can Use It

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
Bleeping Computer

New Apple privacy feature limits location tracking on iPhones, iPads

Apple is introducing a new privacy feature that lets users limit the precision of location data shared with cellular networks on some iPhone and iPad models. The "Limit Precise Location" setting will ...
TechRepublic

Apple Adds New iPhone Privacy Setting to Blur Location Data Shared With Carriers

Apple Adds New iPhone Privacy Setting to Blur Location Data Shared With Carriers Your email has been sent Your iPhone might soon stop telling your wireless carrier ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.3 Adds Privacy Setting to Limit Carrier Location Tracking

With iOS 26.3, Apple is adding a new "limit precise location" setting that reduces the location data available to mobile networks to increase user privacy. Mobile networks determine location based on ...
Engadget

How to change location with a VPN

You can use a VPN app to choose from a long list of virtual locations. (Sam Chapman for Engadget) Chances are that you're here because you've heard a virtual private network (VPN) can change your ...
TWCN Tech News

Microsoft Authenticator shows wrong location

If Microsoft Authenticator is showing the wrong location of the sign-in request, here is how you can fix the problem. It could happen due to a VPN or proxy, your OS’s location data being inaccurate, ...
The Conversation

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for groceries, where you go to church and see your doctor, and where ...