Hacker News with Generative AI: Location Tracking

O2 VoLTE: locating any customer with a phone call (mastdatabase.co.uk)
Privacy is dead: For multiple months, any O2 customer has had their location exposed to call initiators without their knowledge.

Privacy, Mobile Networks, Location Tracking, Security

343 points by kragniz 6 days ago | 73 comments

Geo-Sleuthing 101: How to Pinpoint Locations with Osint (medium.com)
Have you ever seen a photo online and wondered, “Where was this taken?” Maybe it’s a cryptic Instagram post, a news image with no caption, or a tweet claiming to be from a specific event. With Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), you can play digital detective and pinpoint locations using publicly available data. Welcome to Geo-Sleuthing 101, where we’ll break down how to uncover the “where” behind online content, step by step, in a way that’s accessible to beginners and pros alike.

Location Tracking, Digital Forensics, Geolocation, Online Investigations

4 points by navbvvdasvv 8 days ago | 0 comments

Always-on processor magic: how "Find My" works while iPhone is powered off (blogspot.com)
iOS 15.0 introduces a new feature: an iPhone can be located with Find My even while the iPhone is turned "off". How does it work? Is it a security concern?

iOS, Security, Apple, Location Tracking, Technology

9 points by fanf2 23 days ago | 1 comments

5th Circuit Lets AT&T Off the Hook for Major Location Data Privacy Violations (techdirt.com)
For decades, major wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile collected vast troves of sensitive user location and movement data, then sold access to any random nitwit with two nickels to rub together.

Privacy, Telecommunications, Lawsuits, Data Security, Location Tracking

13 points by hn_acker 30 days ago | 1 comments

Everyone knows your location, Part 2: try it yourself and share the results (timsh.org)

Privacy, Location Tracking, Technology, Experimentation

12 points by touristtam 36 days ago | 0 comments

Everyone knows your location, Part 2: try it yourself and share the results (timsh.org)
It's been more than 2 months now since my first post on the topic of location data sharing between various 3rd parties came out – in case you haven't seen it, you should definitely start from there:

Privacy, Data Sharing, Location Tracking, Online Privacy

318 points by mtlynch 36 days ago | 70 comments

Show HN: CatCompass – An app for tracking stray cats (catcompass.com)
CatCompass is loading...

Mobile Apps, Pets, Community, Location Tracking

7 points by 1mbsite 72 days ago | 1 comments

Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads (timsh.org)
Recently I read about a massive geolocation data leak from Gravy Analytics, which exposed more than 2000 apps, both in AppStore and Google Play, that secretly collect geolocation data without user consent. Oftentimes, even without developers` knowledge.

Privacy, Mobile Apps, Data Security, Location Tracking

1957 points by apokryptein 110 days ago | 605 comments

Ask HN: Open-Source Alternatives to Google Location History? (ycombinator.com)
I've been using Google Timeline (Location History) for years to remind me of what I have been doing on a specific day. However, Google will no longer store data in its cloud (https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-maps-will-soon-delete-your-location-history-unless-you-tell-it-not-to ). This brings me troubles because I really don't like to operate the cell phone when I have a much more powerful PC at hand.

Open Source, Privacy, Location Tracking, Google

14 points by simonmysun 184 days ago | 6 comments

Strava was used to locate the most powerful people (theguardian.com)
A French newspaper has revealed the whereabouts of world leaders with the use of the hugely popular running app. So is it time to stop it tracking your location?

Privacy, Data Security, Location Tracking, World Leaders, Social Media

94 points by kawera 206 days ago | 81 comments

Google Will Track Your Location 'Every 15 Minutes'–'Even with GPS Disabled' (forbes.com)
Warning—you are being tracked.

Privacy, Google, Location Tracking

111 points by thunderbong 228 days ago | 49 comments

Show HN: High-performance Location tracking server built with PHP, Swoole (github.com/LAGGOUNE-Walid)

PHP, Location Tracking, Server, Performance, Swoole

19 points by LAGGOUNEWalid 259 days ago | 7 comments

Dawarich: Self-hosted alternative to Google Location History (github.com/Freika)