Location Data articles

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  Can you find me now? How carriers sell your location and get away with it

  By Russell Brandom on April 9, 2013 09:30 am + 78 comments

  Check your cell phone contract, and you might come across the following turn of phrase: "We do not Continue reading…

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  Hyundai and Kia to bring Google Maps, Places to in-car navigation systems

  By Chris Welch on January 2, 2013 12:17 pm + 40 comments

  Despite its massive presence on mobile phones, Google Maps still hasn't gained widespread adoption Continue reading…

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  Malls call off shopper cellphone tracking plans after Senator raises concerns

  By Bryan Bishop on November 30, 2011 07:41 am + 11 comments

  Two US malls that had been intending to track customer shopping patterns by logging cellphone Continue reading…

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  Natural user interface is a red herring, what we really need is a Dyson sphere

  By Paul Miller on August 3, 2011 04:02 pm + 117 comments

  I'm a real sucker for natural user interface. I eat it up at tradeshows, I drain my wallet on the Continue reading…

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  Apple posts iPhone location tracking Q&A: it's complicated, iOS update coming soon

  By Nilay Patel on April 27, 2011 10:58 am + 58 comments

  Apple just issued its first public statement regarding the iPhone location tracking scandal -- it's Continue reading…