Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.
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Using a personal smartphone in a combat zone, especially apps with location services enabled, creates a serious, exploitable risk. Adversaries no longer need sophisticated hacking; they can simply buy your location trail from commercial data brokers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged receiving multiple reports that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location […] The post Pentagon Warning: Adversaries Using Commercial Cell Phone Location Data to Target U.S. Troops in War Zones appeared first on StoneZone .
Using a personal smartphone in a combat zone, especially apps with location services enabled, creates a serious, exploitable risk. Adversaries no longer need sophisticated hacking; they can simply buy your location trail from commercial data brokers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged receiving multiple reports that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location data to surveil and target American service members in active war zones, as first reported by Reuters . This is particularly concerning in CENTCOM’s area of responsibility, including the volatile Persian Gulf region amid heightened tensions with Iran. In a letter dated April 14, 2026, and shared with Congress by U.S. Senator Ron…Open
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has filed a lawsuit accusing Netflix of unlawfully collecting and profiting from children's data without parental consent.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has filed a lawsuit accusing Netflix of unlawfully collecting and profiting from children’s data without parental consent. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streaming platform illegally collected user data from children without parental consent. DETAIL: The suit alleges Netflix created a large-scale “surveillance program” that tracked viewing habits, devices, household networks, and behavioral data while presenting itself as a privacy-friendly, kid-safe platform. Paxton says the company uses addictive design features such as autoplay and recommendation algorithms to keep users, including children, engaged longer, in…Open
Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.