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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More than a few people were posting birthday wishes this morning as soon as I logged on. That’s very kind of everyone, and I appreciate it… but it’s not my birthday.
October 1, 1975 is relatively close to my birthday, but not in fact my birthday. I use it online in lots of places because it’s [...]
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This is a serious question. After hearing their promos for the Suck Less program, which appears to be listener demographics, I decided, what the heck, I’ll fill out the survey just for fun. So far, standard stuff - where do you live, what do you do for work, how much money do you make, all [...]
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