Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

A privacy researcher breaks down how your phone reveals your location, how that data is collected and sold, and how the ...

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone ...

Accused secret Chinese agent Linda Sun, who worked for NY governors, toted ‘get rich, good luck’ phone case: feds

Linda Sun was all about the money,” s prosecutor said Tuesday as the alleged Chinese agent’s corruption trial comes to a ...
PBS

House votes to repeal new law that allows senators to sue government over phone record seizures

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office ...
Reuters

India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app

Directive affects Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi Government says app combats cyber security threats Industry concerned over lack of prior consultation India has more than 1.2 billion telecom users ...

Editorial: Pricey prison phone call plan wrong number for taxpayers

It was a progressive masterstroke: give Massachusetts inmates unlimited, free phone calls. What could go wrong? Two years and ...
ABC News

White House government shutdown clock kept ticking, days after impasse ended

The government shutdown ended on Nov. 12 after 43 days. According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday. While the federal government shutdown ...
The Hill

Republicans clash over surprise phone records provision that could enrich senators

Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a controversial provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue for substantial sums if they aren’t notified ...
ABC News

Attempt stalls to repeal controversial provision that allows 'senators to sue the government for doing its job'

House unanimously approved repealing language inserted into the funding bill. Senate Republicans rejected on Thursday a Democratic attempt to pass the bill that the House approved unanimously to ...
NBC News

The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay

In June, President Donald Trump’s two older sons held an event at Trump Tower where they touted a new made-in-the-USA mobile phone with an American flag on its back, plus a new wireless service called ...
MarketWatch

Here’s when to expect shutdown-delayed jobs and inflation reports once the government reopens

The apparently imminent end of the federal government shutdown means Wall Street could soon be flooded by crucial reports on the U.S. economy that have been delayed for more than a month. First up: ...
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India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app to ensure cyber safety

BENGALURU, Dec 1 (Reuters) - India's telecoms ministry has privately asked all smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app, a government order showed, a move set ...