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That whole no warrant needed for your mobile phone location info – not so fast says Federal Court

That whole no warrant needed for your mobile phone location info – not so fast says Federal Court

Back in January and April of this year my colleague Kim LaCapria  and I wrote here about a growing trend of state courts what amounts to carte blanche in accessing your mobile phone location data from your ... continue
[Moron Dept.] Homeless check in to feed their doggie friends some treats

[Moron Dept.] Homeless check in to feed their doggie friends some treats

Okay, this isn't really about the homeless and their doggie friends but it is about dogs getting some treats if their owner's check in. Look, I get the whole Twitter thing, in fact I use it daily and ... continue
Why Foursquare being down doesn’t matter and if it does you need a new life

Why Foursquare being down doesn’t matter and if it does you need a new life

I don't normally get irritated right off the bat about some of the silliness that gets written about social media and the various popular services out there but by the time that I got to the end ... continue
New AT&T service good for kids not so good for husbands

New AT&T service good for kids not so good for husbands

Sunshine over at Liveside has news of a new service from AT&T called FamilyMap that aims to help parents keep track of their kids in real time, as long as they have a cellphone ... continue
Yahoo Opens Up Location with Fire Eagle

Yahoo Opens Up Location with Fire Eagle

Yahoo has launched a new location-based platform for Web users and developers. Fire Eagle lets users either manually enter their location throughout the day or authorize their cell phones or computer applications to do it for them. ... continue