What is in the concept of “just location data” when an individual is strolling into a store? Physical spaces are being managed through in-store sensing and location analytics to enable retailers to ...

For the past two decades, location data has helped fuel the digital economy. It’s the little helper that guided us to the nearest coffee shop, summoned a ride to our doorstep, let us check in at a ...

Emilee Rader receives funding from the National Science Foundation. 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 ...

The Federal Trade Commission’s December 2024 crackdown on three major data brokers exposed how location data from roughly 1,100 mobile apps quietly flowed into a surveillance market built on seniors’ ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...