In early January, 404 Media broke the news that hackers claimed to have accessed cellphone location data records from data broker Gravy Analytics, dating back to 2018. In screenshots obtained by journalists and published to 404 Media, the hackers claimed that “personal data of millions is affected,” and threatened to begin publishing information Subsequent reporting confirmed the data includes location information taken from users of apps including Tinder, Grindr, My Period Tracker and Ca...| Privacy SOS
EFF is concerned that a new federal bill would freeze consumer data privacy protections in place, by preempting existing state laws and preventing states from creating stronger protections in the future. Federal law should be the floor on which states can build, not a ceiling.| Electronic Frontier Foundation