Location Tracking

Bonnie Kavoussi

Bank Moves To Track Customer Locations, Raising Privacy Concerns

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Google, Financial Industry, Video, Chrome, Google Chrome, Ally Financial, Ally Bank, Online Tracking, Online Privacy, Location Tracking, Safari, Privacy, Business News

A major U.S. bank is now tracking customer locations, raising concerns about online privacy. Ally Financial now requests to track the locations of ...

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Google Will Let You Keep Your Location Private--But Not Automatically

AP | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Location Data, Google Wifi Database, Google Privacy, Google Location Data, Google Location Services, Google Wifi, Google Wifi Privacy, Google Wifi Location, Google Wifi Data Use, Google Location Tracking, Google Location, Google Location Privacy, Android Location Tracking, Location Tracking, Google Wifi Data, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is going to let people with home wireless networks decide whether they want to be lumped into a system that helps pinpoin...

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Microsoft Sued By Customers

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Microsoft Windows Phone, Video, Microsoft Location Tracking, Microsoft Sued, Windows Phone Tracking, Windows Phone Location Tracking, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows Phone Tracking, Microsoft Suit, Microsoft Windows Phone Lawsuit, Microsoft Lawsuit, Location Tracking, Windows Phone, Technology News

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking ...

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Be Digital to the Core

Naomi Troni | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Creativity, Digital Media, Social Mobility, Consumerism, Twitter, Creative Minds, Advertising, Digital, Branding, Facebook, Business, Location Tracking, Technology News
Naomi Troni

What we've learned in the past decade is that brands that want momentum, relevance and reach must ensure they are digital to the core. That means a lot more than having a cool website.

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iPhone Customers Gear Up For Class Action Suit Against Apple

AP | By KELLY OLSEN | Posted 09.15.2011

Read More: Iphone, Iphone Location Tracking, Apple Class Action Suit, Apple, Apple Iphone, Kim Hyeong-Seok Class Action Suit, Iphone South Korea, Locationgate, Kim Hyeong-Seok, South Korea, Ios Location Tracking, Apple Location Tracking, Location Tracking, Kim Hyeong-Seok Iphone Location Tracking, Technology News

SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean lawyer who is an avid user of the iPhone is waging a privacy battle against Apple Inc. over the device's tracking...

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iPhone User Sues Apple Over Location Tracking--And Wins

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Iphone Location Tracking, Kim Hyung-Suk Iphone, iPhone Privacy, Apple Location Tracking, Iphone Tracking, Kim Hyung-Suk, Kim Hyung-Suk Apple, Location Tracking, Privacy, Apple Sued, Technology News

SEOUL | Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:48am EDT (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Korean unit has paid compensation to a user of its popular iPhone after collecting lo...

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New Bill Could Make Secret Location Tracking Illegal

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, Smartphone Location Tracking, Richard Blumenthal, Location Privacy Bill, Location Tracking Bill, Location Tracking, Al Franken, Location Privacy Protection Act, Technology News

Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced on Wednesday legislation that takes aim at location-aware devices and apps a...

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Senator Urges Privacy Policies For Apps

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Smartphone Location Tracking, App Store Privacy Policy, App Privacy Policy, Al Franken, Apple Google Privacy, Poll, App Privacy, Apple Google Apps, Apple Google App Privacy, Senator Al Franken, Privacy, Location Tracking, Video, Technology News

Following a heated row over smartphone location tracking that culminated in Apple and Google representatives appearing before a Senate Judiciary panel...

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FCC Invites Google, Apple To Location-Tracking Forum

Posted 07.17.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In its first look at the growing controversy about location tracking by smartphones, the U.S. Federal Communications Commis...

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Senators Grill Apple, Google Over Privacy

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Mobile Privacy Hearings, Location Tracking Services, Senate Privacy Hearings, Mobile Privacy, Location Tracking, Privacy Hearings, Technology News

At a senate hearing today, Apple and Google defended themselves against allegations that the companies do an inadequate job of protecting user privacy...

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Mobile Phone Tracking Highlights Need For Baseline Privacy Law

Leslie Harris | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Sen. Al Franken, Consumer Privacy, Google, Iphone, Congress, Cpni, Apps, Apps Ecosystem, Privacy Legislation, Location Tracking, Legislation, Franken, Technology News
Leslie Harris

Using mobile devices should not mean that consumers are forced to relinquish control of data about them to a weak and unclear legal environment.

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Apple, Google To Face Lawmakers In Privacy Tussle

Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Google, Apple Google Congressional Hearing, Apple, Apple Google Hearing, Apple Google, Apple Google Privacy, Apple Google Privacy Hearing, Privacy, Location Tracking, Technology News

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tech companies such as Apple and Google are hoping the tracks of millions of mobile device users will lead t...

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Wireless Carriers: We Get Users' Consent Before Using Location Data

AP | By JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Iphone, Google, Carriers Location Data, T-Mobile, Verizon, Apple, Android, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, Location Tracking, Technology News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's four largest wireless carriers say they obtain customer permission before using a subscriber's physical location to provide...

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What You Need To Know About Smartphone Location Tracking

AP | By JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 06.23.2011

Read More: Iphone Location Tracking, Smartphone Location Tracking, Android Tracking, Location Data, Iphone Tracking, Location Tracking, Android Location Tracking, Privacy, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- The revelation this past week that Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone and iPad devices keep files of users' location data raises legal and e...

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