TomTom's CEO Discusses Data Privacy
by Jesse Sampson on Jun 16, 2011 |
Back in May, it was revealed that TomTom was selling user data to government
officials. In turn, the government passed the information along to the police, who used the data to create speed traps. Learning about the intentions of the police, TomTom customers began ...
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Tags: TomTom, data, privacy, police, speed traps, Harold Goddijn, customers, government |
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Feds ‘Pinged’ Sprint GPS Data 8 Million Times Over a Year
by Kim Zetter, wired.com on Dec 1, 2009 |
 Sprint Nextel provided law enforcement agencies with customer location data more than 8 million times between September 2008 and October 2009, according to a company manager who disclosed the statistic at a non-public interception and wiretapping conference in October.
The manager also revealed the existence of ...
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Tags: law enforcement, gps privacy, big brother, surveillance |
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Swiss say NO to Google Street View
by Jesse Sampson on Nov 13, 2009 |
 Privacy regulators in Switzerland are asking for modifications to their area, on the the popular new Google map add-on, Streetview. The Swiss have been known to be more sensitive about thier privacy than other countries, and have set some of the highest standards in the ...
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Tags: google, swiss, street view, privacy concerns, GPS adopters |
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