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April 28, 2011
Stuart J. Johnston |
Apple Denies Tracking Users - Plans 'Bug Fix' Apple says it's only trying to make users' wireless experiences faster and more useful.   |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2010
Sophia Meng |
Google Admits Street View Cars Grabbed Personal Info The search leader is deleting the info and beefing up security measures. |
Information Today
May 9, 2011
Nancy Herther |
Mobile Privacy Issues Come to Capitol Hill -- Apple's iOS4 to be Examined in Senate Hearing Apple's iOS4 operating system for the iPhone and 3G iPad included software that is regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Apple's Location Scandal: Nothing But Hot Air There are bigger issues to worry about, like the baggage retrieval system they've got at Heathrow. |
InternetNews
March 24, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Skyhook Maps Wi-Fi Whereabouts Skyhook Wireless is putting a global spin on Wi-Fi. The company has released software that uses Wi-Fi to turn notebooks and wireless handheld computers into global positioning systems. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Wade Roush |
Google's "Passive Sniffing" Technique May Have Paved the Way for Wi-Fi Privacy Flap Google says the Street View teams who crisscross the world taking pictures and collecting Wi-Fi network location data have inadvertently been recording fragments of payload data traveling on those networks. |
InternetNews
October 22, 2010 |
Google Tweaks Privacy Policy After Wi-Fi Snare Five months after revealing the mistaken interception of users' Internet transmissions with its Street View cars, Google is looking to tighten its internal controls to avoid a repeat. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2007
Susan Kuchinskas |
Is Privacy Where It's At? Location-based mobile services promise convenience and fun - as long as you can turn them off. |
InternetNews
May 21, 2010 |
Google Faces More Scrutiny Over Wi-Fi Data U.S. lawmakers ask Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google's errant collection of Internet traffic, echoing the calls of numerous outraged European officials. |
InternetNews
May 17, 2010 |
Google Admits Accidental Wi-Fi Data Collection Google apologizes for its collection of content from open Wi-Fi access points. |
InternetNews
May 27, 2010 |
Lawmakers Want Answers in Google Wi-Fi Snag Google finds itself facing more scrutiny over the inadvertent collection of Internet transmissions through its Street View project, with lawmakers asking for answers from the company. |
PC Magazine
April 22, 2011
Lance Ulanoff |
Location Is Not a Four Letter Word Apple and Google are tracking your location and saving the data. So what? Who cares? |
InternetNews
November 3, 2010 |
UK Admonishes Google for Privacy Violations Regulators say the company's Street View vehicles violated national data protection laws. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Karin Halperin |
The Ethics of GPS Is location-based technology putting privacy at risk? |
InternetNews
November 28, 2007 |
Google Tries Mobile Phone Geolocation Without GPS Internet search leader Google said Wednesday it is introducing a new mapping system that uses cell phone towers to let mobile phone users locate nearby services without typing in addresses. |
Inc.
October 2008
Nitasha Tiku |
We See You If you want to know where your customers are right now, there's no need to ask. With GPS cell phones, Internet protocol addresses, Wi-Fi hot spots, and cell tower triangulation, there's plenty of information to go on. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Google Latitude and That Creepy Feeling Google's new location-aware app debuts with privacy at the forefront. |
PC World
April 2004
Andrew Brandt |
Soon, Your Cell Phone May Be Tracking You GPS chips in handsets make cell phone tracking services a reality. |
CRM
January 2011
Ian Jacobs |
Location's Not Really Where It's At The danger of uniting location-driven applications and customer interactions |
InternetNews
October 29, 2010 |
Google Gets a Pass From FTC in Street View Case Authorities at the Federal Trade Commission opt not to take action against Google for inadvertently collecting Internet transmissions with its Street View cars. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2008 |
Google Defends User Data Policy Despite EU Report Google on Monday defended a policy of retaining data on Web users for up to 18 months as necessary to improve search results, responding to an EU report that saw no need for search services to keep personal data beyond six months. |
InternetNews
February 25, 2010 |
CTIA Calls for Location-Based Privacy Rules As the privacy debate turns to location-based services, wireless association seeks clarification from Congress on the rules for sharing data with law enforcement authorities. |
Inc.
October 2008
Nitasha Tiku |
Getting Into Position No matter where your customers are, these services will help you use their locations to your advantage. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Joel Johnson |
Is Your Carrier Tracing You via GPS and 911 Calls? Tech Clinic Information is being recorded any time your mobile phone is on. |
PC World
September 2001
Cameron Crouch |
Will Big Brother Track You by Cell Phone? The FCC requires cell phone companies to track you, in order to find you when you call 911 -- but what about your privacy? |
PC Magazine
August 16, 2006
Sascha Segan |
Expert View: Monitor Your Kids, via Cell Being able to call your children anywhere -- knowing they can call you, too -- helps parents sleep better at night. |
Technology Research News
July 16, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Sensors guard privacy The idea behind a new privacy scheme is to make sensor networks automatically reduce the accuracy of the location data they report whenever anyone is in danger of standing out. The goal is to allow people to be monitored without any one person being tracked. |
PC World
June 2006
Erik Larkin |
New Privacy Threats As you guard your privacy against standard threats like spyware and phishing, your data is leaking out via legit firms you do business with. |
PC World
December 22, 2006
Michael S. Lasky |
Real-Time Traffic Info Gets You Past Jams Dash Express combines GPS data with traffic reports to find the fastest routes. |
InternetNews
June 25, 2010 |
Congressmen Press Apple on Privacy Concerns A couple of lawmakers are sweating Apple for forcing iPad and iPhone users to allow the company to do whatever it wants with so-called "non-personal" information collected or provided by the devices. |
Wired
January 19, 2009
Mathew Honan |
I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle The next round of location tools will be even more pervasive, pushy, and predictive. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
Joel Johnson |
Open-Source Street View? Google Says Not Yet, but Soon Enough? Currently available in five cities, the Street View function of Google Maps displays a 360-degree panorama of any location on the map. When will user photos be utilized? |
InternetNews
November 5, 2009 |
Google, Ad Networks Tighten Privacy Controls New offerings provide more detailed access and control over online data collection. |
PC World
April 18, 2001
Cameron Crouch |
Will Big Brother Track You By Cell Phone? Location services must assure customers of privacy to succeed, conference participants agree... |
PC World
April 2005
Anne Kandra |
Watch Out for Spies With Friendly Faces Otherwise benign hardware and software can be used to track your behavior. |
Search Engine Watch
October 24, 2008
Michael Boland |
The Future of Online Ads: Location, Location, Location Location awareness -- the concept that a device knows exactly where it is -- is changing the way mobile search works. Search applications are being developed to tap into this capability and serve more locally relevant content. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Google Calls For Global Privacy Standards Google goes on the offense in Europe over privacy concerns. |
InternetNews
March 29, 2010 |
Facebook Privacy Update Eyes Location Services Facebook turns a new page in its privacy policy with a fresh batch of updates that indicate it's getting serious about location-based services. |
CIO
November 5, 2013
Zach Miners |
Trade Some Privacy for a Special Offer? Consumers Aren't Sure Consumer survey on attitudes about retailers tracking customers in stores via their mobile devices, and their plans for online shopping. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2012
Tekla S. Perry |
Navigating the Great Indoors The smartphone industry is gearing up to get you around when out of sight of GPS satellites |
InternetNews
June 12, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Google Shortens Hold Time on User Data From now on, or at least until another government complains, Google will anonymize its search server logs after 18 months. The company made the announcement this week in response to another round of European Union objections. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Chris Hill |
Apple and Google Know Where You Are. Right Now. Analysts have things to say. |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2010
Chloe Albanesius |
Taking Google to Task Consumer group attacks the behemoth's privacy policies |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Four Ways to Fight Back Against Cyber Attacks Your webcam, cell phone, web browsers, and personal e-mails are all vulnerable to attack from thieves in cyberspace. Here are four ways to fight back. |
Inc.
January 2007
David H. Freedman |
What's Next: Staying Connected A slew of new gadgets can help you compete. Cell phone range extender: zBoost... Wireless network range extender: 9Xtend... Satellite phone: BGAN... etc. |
Inc.
May 2006
David H. Freedman |
I'll Be Watching You New software makes it possible to monitor employees and clients. It's not as creepy as it sounds. |
InternetNews
November 12, 2010 |
Did iPad Wi-Fi Glitch Postpone iOS 4.2 Debut? The online buzz among Apple followers is that an iPad Wi-Fi bug is the reason the company wasn't able to release iOS 4.2 this week. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
David Cardinal |
Location, Location, Location Make your photos even more interesting by adding information about where you've been. |
InternetNews
May 5, 2010 |
Advocacy Groups Slam House Privacy Bill Long-awaited draft of House privacy legislation appears, but leaves consumer advocacy groups warning about significant loopholes and enshrining current opt-out regime. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2010 |
Coalition Aims to Rewrite Online Privacy Law Rivals and foes unite in broad-ranging Digital Due Process Coalition that aims to modernize the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to account for cloud, location-based services. |
