http://blog.cdt.org/2009/06/19/the-dawn-of-the-location-enabled-web/ Digital Policy in Process Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:02:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.cdt.org/2009/06/19/the-dawn-of-the-location-enabled-web/comment-page-1/#comment-29684 PolicyBeta - Blog Archive - LocationFox Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:03:53 +0000 http://blog.cdt.org/?p=1327#comment-29684 [...] couple of weeks ago I wrote about one of the upgrades in the iPhone 3.0 software update that allows the Safari browser on iPhone to be location-enabled. Firefox had previously implented [...] [...] couple of weeks ago I wrote about one of the upgrades in the iPhone 3.0 software update that allows the Safari browser on iPhone to be location-enabled. Firefox had previously implented [...]

]]> http://blog.cdt.org/2009/06/19/the-dawn-of-the-location-enabled-web/comment-page-1/#comment-29637 Travel the world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:30:03 +0000 http://blog.cdt.org/?p=1327#comment-29637 Scary to think you can travel the world and be tracked down to within a few meters. This is actually very disturbing that "anyone" could get your whereabouts other then 911, law enforcement, or an intelligence agency for national security purposes. Does this mean bill collectors can start tracking a person down in an effort of intimidation to pay a bill? Or a jealous spouse checking up for no legitimate reasons? Privacy just seems to get less and less in this country. Scary to think you can travel the world and be tracked down to within a few meters. This is actually very disturbing that “anyone” could get your whereabouts other then 911, law enforcement, or an intelligence agency for national security purposes. Does this mean bill collectors can start tracking a person down in an effort of intimidation to pay a bill? Or a jealous spouse checking up for no legitimate reasons? Privacy just seems to get less and less in this country.

]]> http://blog.cdt.org/2009/06/19/the-dawn-of-the-location-enabled-web/comment-page-1/#comment-29196 The Dawn of the Location-Enabled Web Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:39:16 +0000 http://blog.cdt.org/?p=1327#comment-29196 [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThere’s been a lot of buzz over the last few days about the new iPhone 3.0 software that was released this week. You might have seen reviews of a new service offered as part of the update called Find my iPhone , which shows you your iPhone’s location on an online map should you misplace it. But while Find my iPhone may be getting all of the location buzz, the new iPhone software includes another feature which, I think, will ultimately prove to be much more significant for location – and for l [...] [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThere’s been a lot of buzz over the last few days about the new iPhone 3.0 software that was released this week. You might have seen reviews of a new service offered as part of the update called Find my iPhone , which shows you your iPhone’s location on an online map should you misplace it. But while Find my iPhone may be getting all of the location buzz, the new iPhone software includes another feature which, I think, will ultimately prove to be much more significant for location – and for l [...]

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