The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data
Summary: Atlas Data Privacy Corp. sued Babel Street, a Reston, Va. company whose LocateX platform lets customers draw a polygon on a map and view a time-lapse of mobile devices seen in that area, tracked by Mobile Advertising ID. Atlas says its private investigator used a free two-week trial to locate the home address and daily movements of New Jersey police officers, including officer Justyna Maloney, whose phone drew nearly 100,000 hits over several months, with the only app using her location data being Macy's.
Bottom line: A salesperson told Atlas's investigator that claiming possible future government contract work was 'good enough' and that 'they don't actually check' - meaning the government-only restriction on a tool that can place a device at a mosque, synagogue, courtroom or abortion clinic rests on an honor system.
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