Babel Street did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data

USA: CBP to stop buying smartphone location data due to privacy concerns

Date:: 12 Sep 2023
Content Type:: Article

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it will cease purchasing commercially sourced smartphone location data by the end of September 2023, ending its practice of acquiring this information without warrants, amid concerns about privacy violations and Fourth Amendment rights, particularly with regards to vulnerable groups, including migrants.

Investigation exposes multibillion-dollar market to sell users’ location data

Date:: 30 Sep 2021
Content Type:: Article

An investigation by The Markup huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people’s movements.

USA: Military unit that conducts drone strikes bought location data from ordinary apps

Date:: 4 Mar 2021
Content Type:: Article

The 132d Wing of the Iowa National Guard bought Locate X, a product that lets users search by a specific area to see which devices were present

USA: Intelligence analysts use US smartphone location data without warrants, memo says

Date:: 22 Jan 2021
Content Type:: Article

Systems & Technology Research did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data

Date:: 15 Dec 2020
Content Type:: Company Response

Sierra Nevada Corporation did not respond to concerns over the sale of sensitive personal data

Date:: 15 Dec 2020
Content Type:: Company Response