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Short Film: Find my Phone - Youtube - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 24 Dec 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 24 Dec 16

"After my phone got stolen, I quickly realized just how much of my personal information and data the thief had instantly obtained. So, I let another phone get stolen. This time my phone was pre-programmed with spyware so I could keep tabs on the thief in order to get to know him. However, to what extent is it possible to truly get to know someone by going through the content of their phone?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"After my phone got stolen, I quickly realized just how much of my personal information and data the thief had instantly obtained. So, I let another phone get stolen. This time my phone was pre-programmed with spyware so I could keep tabs on the thief in order to get to know him. However, to what extent is it possible to truly get to know someone by going through the content of their phone?"</div>

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Here's What TfL Learned From Tracking Your Phone On the Tube | Gizmodo UK - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 14 Feb 17 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 14 Feb 17

"At the end of last year, between 21st November and 19th December, Transport for London carried out an intriguing trial: It was going to track your phone on the London Underground. Today, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Gizmodo UK can exclusively reveal some of the utterly fascinating findings that the agency has been able to make from all of our data "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"At the end of last year, between 21st November and 19th December, Transport for London carried out an intriguing trial: It was going to track your phone on the London Underground. Today, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Gizmodo UK can exclusively reveal some of the utterly fascinating findings that the agency has been able to make from all of our data "</div>

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Open Rights Group - Tesco Mobile customers should think twice before viewing ... - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 26 Jun 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 26 Jun 16

Tesco Mobile has announced a new optional scheme in which its customers can get £3 a month off their phone bill. In return, customers agree to see adverts on their lockscreen "every few times" they unlock their phone.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tesco Mobile has announced a new optional scheme in which its customers can get £3 a month off their phone bill. In return, customers agree to see adverts on their lockscreen "every few times" they unlock their phone.</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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Hyde Park visitors covertly tracked via mobile phone data | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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

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BBC News - Microsoft investigates 'phantom' Windows Phone 7 data - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 10 Jan 14 - No Cached

London's 'smart' bins track 4m phones a week over Wi-Fi | CNET UK - 0 views

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

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shared by Ian Forrester on 21 Feb 14 - No Cached

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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Do You Know What Your Mobile Is Doing Behind Your Back? | Londonist - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 03 Dec 14 - No Cached

The Secret Life Of Your Mobile Phone is at Etcetera Theatre Camden, 4-7 December, 9pm. Tickets are £8, available from the website.
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Ian Forrester on 03 Dec 14

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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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shared by Ian Forrester on 22 Nov 17 - No Cached

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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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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Volvo says horrible 'self-parking car accident' happened because driver didn't have 'pe... - 0 views

Ian Forrester on 26 May 15

"Last week, a gossip blog based in the Dominican Republic called Remolacha published a disturbing video of what it said was a "self-parking car accident." A group of people stand in a garage watching and filming a grey Volvo XC60 that backs up, stops, and then accelerates toward the group. It smashes into two people, and causes the person filming the video with his phone to drop it and run."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Last week, a gossip blog based in the Dominican Republic called Remolacha published a disturbing video of what it said was a "self-parking car accident." A group of people stand in a garage watching and filming a grey Volvo XC60 that backs up, stops, and then accelerates toward the group. It smashes into two people, and causes the person filming the video with his phone to drop it and run."</div>

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Everything We Know About Facebook's Secret Mood Manipulation Experiment - The Atlantic - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 03 Mar 15 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 03 Mar 15

"Facebook's News Feed-the main list of status updates, messages, and photos you see when you open Facebook on your computer or phone-is not a perfect mirror of the world. But few users expect that Facebook would change their News Feed in order to manipulate their emotional state."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Facebook's News Feed-the main list of status updates, messages, and photos you see when you open Facebook on your computer or phone-is not a perfect mirror of the world. But few users expect that Facebook would change their News Feed in order to manipulate their emotional state."</div>

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BBC News - What price for free wi-fi? - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 19 Feb 15 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 19 Feb 15

"Smartphone users are always looking for free wi-fi but at what price does it come? Businesses are looking at ways to make the free wi-fi they offer work for them too. It can track our movements through our phones and reveal a great deal about us to those who have something to sell. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Smartphone users are always looking for free wi-fi but at what price does it come? Businesses are looking at ways to make the free wi-fi they offer work for them too. It can track our movements through our phones and reveal a great deal about us to those who have something to sell. "</div>

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This is Why People Fear the 'Internet of Things' - Krebs on Security - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 04 Mar 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 04 Mar 16

"Imagine buying an internet-enabled surveillance camera, network attached storage device, or home automation gizmo, only to find that it secretly and constantly phones home to a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network run by the Chinese manufacturer of the hardware. Now imagine that the geek gear you bought doesn't actually let you block this P2P communication without some serious networking expertise or hardware surgery that few users would attempt."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Imagine buying an internet-enabled surveillance camera, network attached storage device, or home automation gizmo, only to find that it secretly and constantly phones home to a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network run by the Chinese manufacturer of the hardware. Now imagine that the geek gear you bought doesn't actually let you block this P2P communication without some serious networking expertise or hardware surgery that few users would attempt."</div>

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Cheating Frenchman sues Uber for tipping off wife about affair - BBC News - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 13 Feb 17 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 13 Feb 17

A businessman in southern France is suing ride-hailing company Uber over his wife's discovery of rides he took to see his lover, his lawyer said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A businessman in southern France is suing ride-hailing company Uber over his wife's discovery of rides he took to see his lover, his lawyer said.</div>

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phyphox - Physical Phone Experiments - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 04 Jan 20 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 04 Jan 20

Use your smartphone as a mobile lab

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Use your smartphone as a mobile lab</div>

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