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Coronavirus: Google Location Data Shows Rise In Visits To Parks

Google releases second tranche of location data that reveals there was a rise in people visiting parks during the warm weather last weekend

European Union warns against fragmented approach for digital technologies and mobile apps, used to help track the Coronavirus pandemic

Location data is being released by Google in 131 countries so officials can see if people are obeying self-isolating rules

Time to track? To ensure people follow self isolation, their smartphones need to be tracked, expert at World Health Organisation warns

Flagship iPhone 11 Pro will track a user’s location, even when location settings are turned off, researcher warns. Apple promises change

VPN time? Commuters in London are to have Wi-Fi data collected to help improve journeys on the underground

Google to offer users the option to auto-delete location history and web search data that it harvests

I spy with my little eye? Seven European consumer groups file GDPR complaints against Google’s location tracking

That didn’t take long. Last week’s revelation that Google tracks users’ location even if tracking is turned off, prompts US lawsuit

An AP investigation found a number of Google services tracked users even when they had explicitly switched off location tracking