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Catholic priest quits after “anonymized” data revealed alleged use of Grindr

Enlarge (credit: Pascal Deloche/Getty Images) In what appears to be a first, a public figure has been ousted after de-anonymized mobile phone location data was publicly reported, revealing sensitive and previously private details about his life. Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill was general secretary of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (UCCB), effectively the highest-ranking priest in […]

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CBP’s warrantless Usage of Mobile Phone location Information is under Analysis

Expand (charge: Getty Images | skaman306) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general is investigating the government’s usage of mobile phone location information accessed without search warrants. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of DHS,”has obtained a government company named Venntel almost half a million bucks to get access to some commercial […]