AvatarKam Meyerflipped into Websites, Pocasts & TechHow to Scan Your Surroundings with Google Maps Live View to Calibrate Your Locationgadgethacks.com - Tommy PalladinoGoogle Maps Live View is already one of the more useful examples of augmented reality on smartphones that is available to the average consumer …
drew maddoxflipped into Tech BitsGoogle Maps can now determine your precise location with Live View ARandroidcentral.com - Babu MohanWhat you need to know Google has started using Live View to calibrate users' location in Maps. • To calibrate with Live View, you will need to point your …
Bill Ramosflipped into Bill Ramos On TechnologyAWS goes after Google Maps Platform with debut of Amazon Location Service - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com - Maria DeutscherAmazon Web Services Inc. today introduced the preview version of Amazon Location Service, a new offering in its cloud platform that enables companies …
Unsecurityflipped into IT failGoogle and Apple are banning technology for sharing users’ location dataverified_publisherThe Verge - Mitchell ClarkYou may have never heard of the company X-Mode Social, but its code may be in some of the apps on your phone, tracking and selling your location data. Now, Google and Apple are trying to put a stop to it. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the tech companies have told developers to remove …
Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderHow to stop Google from tracking your iPhone's locationverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Dave JohnsonIf you've downloaded an app like Google Maps, then Google tracks your iPhone's every move. While this might seem like an invasion of privacy, there are certainly benefits, such as location-specific recommendations when you're browsing, and real-time traffic updates. While you can disable location …
Katho Mutodoflipped into Electronic Devices Google Maps can use Live View AR to calibrate your current location, orientation9to5Google - Abner LiBesides Lens, Google’s big bet on augmented reality is in Maps. AR walking directions rolled out to Android and iOS last year, with more features on the way. Google Maps is now using Live View to calibrate your location. Google believes that “GPS falls short” in dense, urban environments where there …
The Vergeflipped into The VergeGoogle confirms Android 11 will limit third-party camera apps because of location spying fearsverified_publisherThe Verge - Sean HollisterGoogle is making a change in Android 11 that will force apps that want to take photos or video to use the phone’s built-in camera app — even if you’ve made a different camera app, like OpenCamera, your default choice for photos. “[W]e believe it’s the right trade-off to protect the privacy and …
VICE AsiaDec 9, 2020Apple and Google Push Location Tracker X-Mode Out of App Storesverified_publisherVICE Asia - Joseph CoxThe move comes after Motherboard’s investigation into how X-Mode gathered data from a hugely popular Muslim app. Apple and Google are pushing location data broker X-Mode out of their respective app stores, throwing the future of the large location company into question. The news comes after …
Pearl Ooiflipped into Apple Apple and Google have reportedly banned a major data broker from collecting location data from users' phones amid scrutiny over its national security workverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Tyler SonnemakerApple and Google have banned X-Mode Social, a major data broker, from collecting mobile location data from iOS and Android users following criticism of its national security work, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The tech giants are requiring developers to remove X-Mode's tracking …
drew maddoxflipped into Apple: All ThingsiPhone users can use Live View in Google Maps for better location sharingverified_publisherMashable - Sasha LekachIt's easier to find your friends for an outdoor hang. Augmented reality in Google Maps brings digital arrows, pins, and markers right in front of you as you walk while looking through your phone's camera. Google Maps calls it Live View, it's been around since August 2019, and it's incredibly helpful …
Inputflipped into InputApple, Google ban X-Mode's location trackers after it sold data to the fedsInput - Tom MaxwellThe SDK was embedded in popular Muslim-centric apps. Apple and Google will ban developers in their app stores from working with data broker X-Mode, …
The New York TimesJul 20, 2020Google Coronavirus Apps Give it Way to Access Location Dataverified_publisherThe New York Times - Natasha SingerWhen Google and Apple announced plans in April for free software to help alert people of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, the companies promoted it as “privacy preserving” and said it would not track users’ locations. Encouraged by those guarantees, Germany, Switzerland and other …
The Wall Street Journal.flipped into BusinessPolice Requests for Google Users’ Location Histories Face New ScrutinyThe Wall Street Journal. - David UbertiGeofence warrants are staring down their first legal challenges New York state Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, who represents a district in the Bronx, is one of nine co-sponsors on a state senate bill to ban geofence warrants. Police use of a type of warrant to monitor Google users’ locations en masse is …
Auto World Magflipped into Tech WorldGoogle shutting down Trusted Contacts location sharing app in December9to5Google - Abner LiGoogle announced Trusted Contacts at the end of 2016 as location sharing tailored for family and friends. After nearly four years, a shutdown of Trusted Contacts, in favor of parallel functionality in Google Maps, was announced today. Trusted Contacts was a more focused take on location sharing that …
Aug 25, 2020Chromecasts and Nest displays will soon show date and location of pictures in Google Photos slideshowsandroidpolice.com - Jules WangRead update Call it a quality-of-life update or maybe even a "quality-of-memory" update: Google will soon begin listing dates and locations of users' …
The New York TimesJul 20, 2020Google Virus Apps Give it Way to Access Location Dataverified_publisherThe New York Times - Natasha SingerWhen Google and Apple announced plans in April for free software to help alert people of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, the companies promoted it as “privacy preserving” and said it would not track users’ locations. Encouraged by those guarantees, Germany, Switzerland and other …
TNWOct 16, 2020Google wants to help you find the nearest US voting locationverified_publisherTNW - MixGoogle is making it easier to find the closest voting location near you. In a new blog post, the company revealed it has introduced new features to Search and Maps in the US to help you locate the nearest location where you can cast your vote — either in person or via a mail-in ballot. Simply search …
