Archive for January 16th, 2008
Skyhook Wireless, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Big Brother
16 Jan
Posted by: Christopher S. Penn in: Privacy
Interesting takeaway from Macworld today:
Skyhook Wireless has driven around the US and Canada, mapping 23 million Wi-Fi hot spots to a GPS. Even if you’re not connected to the hot spot, the beacon service knows which hot spots you’re near, so when you use the Maps application on the iPod Touch or iPhone, you still [...]
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