location
iPhones collecting secret location data
Software within the Apple iPhone has been secretly tracking everywhere users go, according to security researchers that have discovered the raw data held on handsets and synchronised computers.
Apr 21 2011 10:24AM
Conroy backs ACCC plan for 120 points of interconnect
ACCC hands up report.
Dec 20 2010 4:21PM
Apple responds to location data concerns
Company answers questions from US senators on information sharing.
Jul 21 2010 2:02PM
Twitter's fail whale has busiest month in two years
Site adds location information while facing unexpected issues.
Jun 16 2010 2:47PM
ISPs win clarity on NBN Co interconnect location
Details to be released within a fortnight.
Mar 25 2010 12:38PM
Twitter buys into geolocation
Micro-blogging firm acquires Mixer Labs.
Dec 30 2009 1:06PM
TomTom open sources location services with OpenLR
Royalty-free location and mapping software.
Sep 11 2009 7:17AM
Mozilla polls users on Firefox 3 uninstalls
One in ten drop back to old version.
Aug 28 2009 6:02AM
Tool aids recovery of stolen BlackBerry phones
App uses GPS to track stolen devices.
Aug 19 2009 2:25PM
Privacy at risk in location-based systems
Calls to regulate technology that tracks people.
Aug 7 2009 7:02AM
US First Lady's safehouse location leaked on P2P
Also found: a listing of the locations of all US nuclear facilities and a document containing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of US military members.
Jul 30 2009 10:37AM
Google moves Latitude to iPhone
Location service lands on Apple handset.
Jul 27 2009 6:30AM
Google adds voice control to BlackBerry mobile app
Google's My Location application for BlackBerry handsets now features voice control functions, allowing users to speak to the device when requesting information.
Mar 27 2009 10:45AM
Google Latitude gives firms food for thought
Google's Latitude location technology is unlikely to encourage wide-scale enterprise take-up in its present form, but could spark interest among organisations if its capabilities were enhanced, according to industry experts.
Feb 6 2009 6:37AM
Hire a Hubby turns on mapping intelligence
Hire a Hubby has redefined its franchise territories using geospatial mapping software to introduce what it calls a more ‘plausible’ fee structure.
Sep 1 2008 12:58PM
Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location
Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.
Feb 22 2007 12:23AM
