Where is Santa right now? How to use NORAD tracker on Christmas Eve

For those looking to keep tabs on the big man, here's what to know about the NORAD and Google Santa trackers for 2025.
The Conversation

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

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 ...

NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa, all thanks to an ad

When the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center became NORAD in 1958, the Santa tracker was established. Over the ...

Google Warns Android Users—These Apps Are Tracking Your Location

Android already warns when your location is being tracked — but not by which apps. That puts the onus on users to play ...

Android 16 QPR3 finally lets you see exactly which app is tracking your location

Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.
The Hindu

India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protest

India’s government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better surveillance, a move opposed by Apple, ...

Father tracks kidnapped daughter using phone's parental controls, authorities say

The father of a teenage girl who was kidnapped on Christmas Day found her using his phone’s parental controls, according to ...
Reuters

Exclusive: India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protest

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India's government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better ...
Futurism

The Number of People Using AI at Work Is Suddenly Falling

After three years of unprecedented tech spending and nonstop hype, the demand for AI in the workplace seems to be drying up fast. Looking at the big picture doesn’t make it any prettier. Back in March ...
WKRG

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

(The Conversation) – 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 groceries, where you go to church and see your ...

TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges

A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria's data protection authority on Wednesday against TikTok, Grindr and AppsFlyer, alleging these companies breached regional privacy laws, ...

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...