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Smartphones are the new speedometers: an experiment
In which our editor in chief drives around the US testing Google Driving’s new speedometer feature and generally saving a lot of money in the process. Result! Read more…
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Selling geolocation data is risky business for telcos
Telcos are monetizing location-based services partly by selling geolocation data to third parties. But are they doing enough to prevent it from being misused? Read more…
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EU consumer groups say Google location tracking violates GDPR
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Poland and five other European Union countries asked privacy regulators on Tuesday to take action against Google for allegedly tracking the movements of millions of users in Read more…
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NTT, Furuno develop GNSS receiver that works in urban canyons
NTT and Furuno Electric say they have developed a receiver for GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that dramatically improves time-synchronization accuracy in areas with severe reception conditions such as urban canyons and Read more…
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Google Maps brings Motorbike Mode to Kenyan boda bodas
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Google, said on Monday it would offer Motorbike Mode on Google Maps in Kenya, offering the voice navigation service for bike riders in Africa for the first time. Kenyan roads are full Read more…
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Google faces class-action lawsuit over mobile tracking
(Reuters) – Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users even when they use a privacy setting to prevent it. According to a Read more…
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Google tracks your location whether you like it or not
Most people know by now that Google can track not only your online activity, but also your physical location via Google Maps. It’s also reasonably well-known that users can opt out of being tracked via Read more…
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Strava chief says they’ve fixed the heat map tracking problem
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Fitness-tracking app Strava said starting on Tuesday it will restrict access to an online map that shows where people run, cycle and swim and remove some data after researchers found it Read more…
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You can now find women-led businesses on Google Maps
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Businesses can now describe themselves in Google Maps listings as being owned, led or founded by women, the Alphabet unit announced Wednesday. The feature would roll out this week in celebration Read more…
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Chinese firms drop plans to invest in HERE due to US opposition
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A Chinese-led group has withdrawn its offer to buy a stake in German carmaker-backed mapping company HERE after it failed to win approval from a US national security oversight board. Chinese mapping Read more…