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Articles tagged with: Privacy and Location Based Services
EU-Funded Study Warns of GPS Phone Privacy Concerns
At a time when privacy issues are higher on the news agenda than ever, the EU-funded Network of Excellence FIDIS (Future of Identity in the Information Society) is urging users to safeguard their digital identity and privacy, especially when using mobile technologies. The team is particularly concerned that, in the wake of Apple's ‘Thanks a Billion' campaign to celebrate the billionth download from the App Store, consumers are still not aware of the potential privacy issues involved with these technologies. more
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Despite Being Over-Hyped, Location-Based Advertising Offers Opportunities
..igate direct response models, limited indoor location technology, and intrusiveness and privacy-related user acceptance issues. Startups such as social networking sites are advised to introduce location-based advertising gradually next to more more
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Virgin Mobile USA to provide Location-Based Entertainment Service
..es of Time Out Magazine while, as usual for Virgin Mobile, respects their privacy with opt-in location." "We trust that buzzd on Virgin Mobile will turn the cell phone into a remote control that accesses the best a city has to offer, more
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Vehicle and People Tracking to Generate EUR3.3 Billion in Western Europe by 2012
..gh reservations over privacy and as the controlled use of personal location information becomes more accepted. The tracking of staff, particularly vulnerable workers, will be a strong initial driver in the business sector, but personal security more
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Putting a GPS Chip Inside a SIM Card
..s SIM and USIM card, without compromising the existing levels of card security and privacy protection."The company is pitching its product as a cheaper way for operators to comply with legislation which will shortly require all emergency calls within more
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Tier One USA Operator Selects Redknee
.. Dittberner Associates. "Happily things have changed. Convenience, personal security, and privacy are the watchwords for LBS today. Redknee provides the real-time system hooks that enable operators to deliver a greater level of control demanded by to more
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Location based accuracy improves in Australia
..adoption of location based services in Australia has been the privacy concerns, but Seeker Wireless is a strong supporter of an industry-wide code of conduct regarding LBS. "In the UK, the 5 carriers have all agreed on an LBS code of conduct, and we' more
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Europe commissions study into location based emergency services
.. study will address issues relevant to introducing E-112 including financing, data privacy aspects, the need for an open standard for location information delivery and make recommendations about the introduction of E-112 in Europe."Helios offers a pa more