“Big brother is watching” has become the shorthand complaint whenever shoppers notice unfamiliar hardware in a store. The phrase resurfaced after customers began spotting small devices attached under ...

What is in the concept of “just location data” when an individual is strolling into a store? Physical spaces are being managed through in-store sensing and location analytics to enable retailers to ...

For the past two decades, location data has helped fuel the digital economy. It’s the little helper that guided us to the nearest coffee shop, summoned a ride to our doorstep, let us check in at a ...

Lawmakers have expressed concern that ICE may have resumed purchasing access to datasets that were previously halted in 2023.

Emilee Rader receives funding from the National Science Foundation. If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for ...