Misplacing your phone can feel like losing a limb — especially when it holds your photos, banking apps, and half your life in ...

The internet is filled with queries on how to track a cell phone number and that could be for any reason. It could be because you just want to know, or it could be a privacy concern for some. Tracking ...

It seems like just about every mobile app you install these days requests access to your location data. Most seem to have some valid use for that information, and sharing location information makes ...

There are a number of phone locator apps to help you find your lost or stolen device. But what do police have to say about them? We’ve seen on Stolen Stuff Hawaii that some people are able to track ...

As the recent revelation over Google’s background tracking of your location shows, it’s not as easy as it should be to work out when apps, giant tech companies and pocket devices are tracking your ...

Check the location of any iPhone using its phone number, Spyine software and an iCloud login. Here's how Phone look-up services can tell you an iPhone’s general whereabouts, but these services are ...

You likely have never heard of Babel Street or Location X, but chances are good that they know a lot about you and anyone else you know who keeps a phone nearby around the clock. Reston, ...

Having your smartphone report precisely where you are can be helpful. But having individual apps on your phone know your whereabouts can be closer to harmful – or, if the location history they collect ...

You may remember that last year, Verizon (which owns Oath, which owns TechCrunch) was punished by the FCC for injecting information into its subscribers’ traffic that allowed them to be tracked ...

Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is. By Richard Harris | Satellite imagery by U.S.D.A.