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Location-Tracking Services: Why You Should Think Twice

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July 8, 2010
Security & Privacy
Location-Tracking Services: Why You Should Think Twice
Apple, Google, Facebook and others all want to track your travels, but location privacy is an important consideration. - Dan Tynan, ITworld
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Congress Asks Apple to Explain its Privacy Policy Exactly how, and for how long, does Apple store the data it collects about your comings and goings?
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Google Moves its Encrypted Search Attention, wary searchers: A new Google URL better handles SSL-encrypted searches.
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