On Christmas Day, a 15-year-old girl took her dog for a walk but didn’t return at her usual time. Authorities credit her ...

Earlier this year ICE ordered new vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware. Cell-tower simulating “Stingray” devices gather records on phones in their vicinity. Luckily, Android 16 includes ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LONDON — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been — if you let ...

For more advanced tracking for walking, running, and cycling, the well-known Strava app (for iOS and Android) doesn't need a ...

A father in Texas rescued his teen daughter by tracking her cell phone after she was allegedly kidnapped by a man on ...

Many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. track mobile phones as part of investigations, but only a minority ask for court-ordered warrants, according to a new report released Monday by the ...

Let’s face it: At best, most of us are reliant on our phones these days. (At worst, we’re downright addicted.) But do you ever consider the things your smartphone knows about you? To put it mildly, it ...

You know that little GPS icon that pops up when an app is using your location? That’s the polite part. The tip of the iceberg. The warm handshake before your phone whispers your every movement to Big ...

Two hikers had to be tracked down after getting lost on a Western Massachusetts trail. The hikers were on Sanderson Brook Falls, which is in Chester-Blandford State Forest. Hikes in the area range ...

The Delhi Police has successfully restored 248 lost mobile phones to their owners through advanced technology and robust policing. This initiative, part of a citizen-centric approach, underscored ...