Google goes places it has never gone before
The Detroit Zoo's iconic polar bear exhibit is now just a click away.
Internet
Nov 11, 2011
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How tracking technology is transforming our understanding of animal behavior
Biologging is the practice of attaching devices to animals so that scientific data can be collected. For decades, basic biologgers have been used to relay physiological data including an animal's heart rate or body temperature. ...
Ecology
Jan 4, 2023
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Big, fast, weird data
The "Big Data" research that continues to dominate IT agendas has traditionally focused on making sense of the growing volumes of computer data. Yet in recent years, the volume question has given way to the other V's of Big ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 8, 2014
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Experts: Apple should've addressed concerns sooner
Apple should have responded much sooner to concerns about location data stored on its iPhones, even if the company didn't have all the answers ready, marketing and crisis-management experts say.
Business
Apr 28, 2011
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Apple makes first S. Korea payout over tracking
US technology giant Apple said Thursday it had made its first compensation payment in South Korea over a feature on its iPhone that can track the location of users.
Business
Jul 14, 2011
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Addressing biodiversity data quality is a community-wide effort
Improving data quality in large online data access facilities depends on a combination of automated checks and capturing expert knowledge, according to a paper published in the open-access journal Zookeys. The authors, from ...
Other
Jun 3, 2013
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Low-energy GPS sensing looms large
Location sensing has become ubiquitous—it's present every time you turn on your smartphone or engage your car's navigation system. It's also become critical to a variety of outdoors and remote research applications, such ...
Engineering
Dec 11, 2012
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Google sued for unwanted tracking of phone locations
A lawsuit filed in federal court here accuses Google of invading people's privacy by tracking the whereabouts of smartphones users despite "location history" settings being turned off.
Business
Aug 21, 2018
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Thanks to geotagged photos, are you sharing too much?
Whipping out your smartphone to snap and post online pictures of yourself and your kids relaxing at home - or perhaps that pricey new TV you just hung on your rec-room wall - is like throwing chum to a sea of hungry sharks.
Internet
Feb 17, 2014
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Location data as an 'identifier' of personal data
A recent doctoral dissertation in legal studies reveals alarming news regarding the vulnerability of location and location data on mobile devices, and while using the internet and location-based services (LBSs) in those devices.
Security
Dec 6, 2018
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