Tag Archives: Location

Google has banned a company that sold Android users’ location data for COVID-19 mapping and other purposes, Motherboard reports. SafeGraph was one of several companies that collected geolocation records through plug-ins in other Android apps, then aggregated it for organizations including The New York Times and Centers for Disease Control. According to Motherboard, Google told developers in June that they had to remove SafeGraph’s software development kit within seven days…. Source link

Google Maps announced today three feature updates to its iOS app. With live location sharing in the iMessage app, a traffic widget for the home screen and dark mode, Google Maps is positioning itself as a stronger competitor against iOS’ native Apple Maps. Live location sharing was already possible in Google Maps — by tapping on the blue dot that shows where you are, you can share with select friends your ETA to your destination, and even how much battery life your phone has. But… Source link

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Welcome back to the Daily Crunch for Thursday, June 17. Thank you to Walter Thompson and the Extra Crunch staff for taking the reins I took from Alex. I was released from jury duty, so I’ll be seeing you through the remainder of the week, and we’ll be back to regularly scheduled Alex in no time. But before we get on with the show, I want to let you… Source link

Google Workspace VP and general manager Javier Soltero discusses the impact of Google’s technology on the future of remote work. An ongoing lawsuit against Google by the Arizona attorney general’s office, which alleges that the tech behemoth has continued to collect location information even when users had turned tracking off, has revealed that some of Google’s own employees had concerns about the company’s practices after a news report detailing the controversy was published. “The… Source link

In the wake of the Australian Federal Court finding that Google misled Android users on the collection of location data, conversations around privacy concerns between consumers and big tech companies have found their way back into the spotlight. If you need more context on the matter, Google was discovered to have continued tracking the location data of Australian Android users who created Google accounts between January 2017 and December 2018. Where it was thought that disabling the… Source link

Google’s historical collection of location data has got it into hot water in Australia where a case brought by the country’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has led to a federal court ruling that the tech giant misled consumers by operating a confusing dual-layer of location settings in what the regulator describes as a “world-first enforcement action”. The case relates to personal location data collected by Google through Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December… Source link

George Washington University Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy Bill Kovacic provides insight into Facebook and Google facing multiple antitrust lawsuits. Google location data placed a suspect from Ohio inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Justice Department said, as court documents included a detailed map pinpointing spots where the man allegedly illegally entered and meandered through the complex with rioters that day. The FBI identified 26-year-old Jared Adams by comparing… Source link

The Justice Department is ordering tech companies to hand over data on users it suspects of being at … [+] the Capitol Hill riot. Google location data is proving useful in at least one case. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Google location data has proven useful to police on innumerable occasions and it’s being used in the Capitol Hill riot investigation. A complaint against Jared Adams, who is accused of illegally entering the Capitol Hill grounds on… Source link

In preparation for its launch as an internet provider in West Des Moines, Google Fiber has secured a new office and retail space in Valley Junction.  Google Fiber will occupy the ground floor of the nearly complete Junction House mixed-use building at 329 Fifth St. in the historic business district, according to leasing agent R&R Realty Group. Google expects to open in October.  West Des Moines is investing nearly $40 million in a partnership with Google Fiber to bring to the city the… Source link

InvestorPlace Listen to Jeff Bezos: Buy These 7 ‘Hyperinnovative’ Stocks “Invention is the root of our success.” So said Jeff Bezos, who – among other things – founded Amazon.com 27 years ago, grew it into a trillion-dollar company and, along the way, became the world’s second-richest person. Source: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon and transitioning to the Executive Chairman role. He announced his departure in a letter to Amazon employees on… Source link