Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time — all without a warrant.

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President Donald Trump has given dozens of phone interviews to various news outlets in recent weeks. Reporters have noted that Trump's personal phone number is being widely shared among journalists in ...

The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, testified to lawmakers on Wednesday. This is the first ...

Washington’s hottest commodity is a 10-digit number that can swing financial markets, drive the news, and shift policy—but only if the timing is right. The White House has received reports in recent ...

It's long been assumed that for an organism to learn, remember or draw conclusions, it needs a brain. But mounting evidence, including a recent Cognitive Science study, challenges that assumption, ...

A key piece of evidence in many criminal cases is cell phone tracking data, which allows law enforcement to determine who was near the crime scene and help identify a suspect. Cell phone tracking data ...

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An internal U.S. Customs and Border Protection document reveals that the agency bought online advertising data that could allow it to track mobile phone locations ...

If there weren’t enough reasons to be concerned about the U.S. government’s recent actions, here’s another: According to a report by 404 Media, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been purchasing ...

In the chaotic modern life reality, we increasingly want an accurate way to determine where a loved one is in real time. Situations vary greatly. A child may be late for school. An elderly parent may ...