Google is set on Wednesday to launch a new feature in its Google Maps for Mobile program that automatically sets your location even in phones that lack a global positioning system (GPS) device. Until ...

Verizon will end the practice of selling cell phone location data to third-party brokers, which has allowed outside companies to pinpoint the location of wireless devices without their owners’ ...

Of all of the recent technological developments that have expanded the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement agencies at the expense of individual privacy, perhaps the most powerful is cell ...

At issue is whether police need a warrant based on probable cause before accessing cell phone location records from wireless carriers. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing ...

Getting lost indoors can be frustrating. Whether it’s finding your gate at an airport or navigating a large shopping mall, the struggle is real. Businesses and institutions face challenges in making ...

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device users. The decision is a major development for privacy rights, ...

Despite the UC&C industry’s inability to move beyond simple standalone Wi-Fi location offerings, when I thought about what I wanted to write in this month’s post, location came to mind. Particularly, ...