The FTC has reached a proposed settlement with data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions, that would bar them from selling sensitive location data without consumers’ explicit ...

Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington When the Call ...

ROUND ROCK — The size of ERCOT’s large load interconnection requests — the majority of which are data centers wanting to connect to the grid — soared by nearly 150 gigawatts to 410 gigawatts in just ...

Google is adding a pair of new features to Gemini aimed at making it easier to switch to the AI chatbot. Personal history and past context are big components to how a chatbot provides customized ...

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Three years after saying it had stopped buying location data of Americans without a warrant, the FBI acknowledged it has restarted the purchases. During questioning at a Senate Select Committee on ...

Both the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) have confirmed that they’re buying location data of US citizens from data brokers without warrants. Senator Ron ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that his agency has bought information that could be used to track individuals' ...

Data brokers are helping the FBI get around warrant requirements. Data brokers are helping the FBI get around warrant requirements. is a policy reporter at The Verge covering surveillance, the ...

The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, testified to lawmakers on Wednesday. This is the first ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. FBI searches of U.S. person data collected using a controversial spying authority rose some 35% in 2025, according to an FBI letter to ...

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