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Google admits it tracked user location data even when the setting was turned off - The ... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 22 Nov 17

"Android phones gather your location data and send it to Google, even if you've turned off location services and don't have a SIM card"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Android phones gather your location data and send it to Google, even if you've turned off location services and don't have a SIM card"</div>

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Uber Now Tracks You After Your Ride: Here's How to Stop That - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 12 Dec 16

"Uber is now tracking your location even after you leave the car. A location-tracking feature that the ride-sharing company proposed last year has gone live, despite fierce opposition from privacy advocates."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Uber is now tracking your location even after you leave the car. A location-tracking feature that the ride-sharing company proposed last year has gone live, despite fierce opposition from privacy advocates."</div>

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BBC News - Dating apps found 'leaking' location data - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 19 Jan 15

"Many mobile dating apps can be hacked to expose the exact location of users, warn security experts. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Many mobile dating apps can be hacked to expose the exact location of users, warn security experts. "</div>

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Indoor Location Technology Uses Wi-Fi to Track Shoppers | MIT Technology Review - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 15 Jan 15

Indoor location technology brings Internet-style tracking to physical spaces.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Indoor location technology brings Internet-style tracking to physical spaces. </div>

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Facebook changes story, now says phone location not used to recommend friends | Fusion - 0 views

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How dating app Grindr makes it easy to stalk 5 million gay men | Ars Technica - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 19 Jan 15

"Location sharing allows user whearabouts to be tracked around the clock."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Location sharing allows user whearabouts to be tracked around the clock."</div>

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Runkeeper is secretly tracking you around the clock and sending your data to advertiser... - 0 views

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Google's Project Tango reveals location-aware phone | Technology | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 21 Feb 14

"Project Tango is Google's attempt to build a device which is intimately acquainted with its surroundings "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Project Tango is Google's attempt to build a device which is intimately acquainted with its surroundings "</div>

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Ian Forrester on 21 Feb 14

"Project Tango is Google's attempt to build a device which is intimately acquainted with its surroundings "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Project Tango is Google's attempt to build a device which is intimately acquainted with its surroundings "</div>

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TomTom user data sold to Dutch police, used to determine ideal locations for speed traps - 0 views

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Uber wants to feed you all kinds of content during your next ride | The Verge - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 12 Jan 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 12 Jan 16

Uber, realizing it had hundreds of millions of people in its back seats as a captive audience, just announced it will allow third-party apps the ability to serve up notifications, content, or ads to its users during their trips. The notifications would be customized to the length and locations of each person's ride, but only with permission from the user.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Uber, realizing it had hundreds of millions of people in its back seats as a captive audience, just announced it will allow third-party apps the ability to serve up notifications, content, or ads to its users during their trips. The notifications would be customized to the length and locations of each person's ride, but only with permission from the user.</div>

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Ian Forrester on 28 Jun 21

"Solar Protocol is a web platform hosted across a network of solar-powered servers set up in different locations around the world. A solar-powered server is a computer that is powered by a solar panel and a small battery."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Solar Protocol is a web platform hosted across a network of solar-powered servers set up in different locations around the world. A solar-powered server is a computer that is powered by a solar panel and a small battery."</div>

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Privacy Scandal Haunts Pokemon Go's CEO - 0 views

Ian Forrester on 10 Aug 16

Within two weeks of its release last month, Pokemon Go, the augmented reality gaming sensation, surpassed, by one estimate, Twitter, Facebook, and Netflix in its day-to-day popularity on Android phones. Over on Apple devices, the game was downloaded more times in its first week than any app that came before it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Within two weeks of its release last month, Pokemon Go, the augmented reality gaming sensation, surpassed, by one estimate, Twitter, Facebook, and Netflix in its day-to-day popularity on Android phones. Over on Apple devices, the game was downloaded more times in its first week than any app that came before it.</div>

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BBC - Autos - How connected car tech is eroding personal privacy - 0 views

Ian Forrester on 12 Aug 16

Your car is watching you - tracking your driving style, your whereabouts and even your favourite songs. Can it be trusted?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Your car is watching you - tracking your driving style, your whereabouts and even your favourite songs. Can it be trusted?</div>

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New York City unveils the pay phone of the future-and it does a whole lot more than mak... - 0 views

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What every Browser knows about you - 1 views

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Ian Forrester on 09 May 16

"This is a demonstration of all the data your browser knows about you. All this data can be accessed by any website without asking you for any permission. Most of the data points are educated guesses and not considered to be accurate. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This is a demonstration of all the data your browser knows about you. All this data can be accessed by any website without asking you for any permission. Most of the data points are educated guesses and not considered to be accurate. "</div>

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