Cell phone tracking data is often presented as evidence in murder cases in El Paso, but what is the law to protect a citizens ...

Of all of the recent technological developments that have expanded the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement agencies at the expense of individual privacy, perhaps the most powerful is cell ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Security Agency on Friday said its tracking of cellphones overseas is legally authorized under a sweeping U.S. presidential order. The distinction means the ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant.

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Police generally need a warrant to look at records that reveal where cellphone users have been, the Supreme Court ruled Friday in a big victory for privacy interests in the digital age. The justices' ...

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It's a controversial secret cell phone tracking system that the Pennsylvania State Police is now using. Stingray acts as a decoy cell phone tower, sending out a powerful signal that forces mobile ...

Insurance giant Allstate is facing a privacy lawsuit over allegedly using cellphone tracking data to deny coverage and ...

Capitalizing on all the information we put into our cell phones, Verizon Wireless is selling all our app usage and location information to marketers, reports CNET's Declan McCullagh. Part of what it ...