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How to manage your location data with Google

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Aug

2013

Early this August, Google retired Latitude, a feature of Google Maps that allowed users to track and share their location with their friends.Latitude also kept a record of a user’s location history, giving them a detailed breakdown of where they spend their time and how much time they spend in each location.Google has announced that […]

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Bypassing Android Permissions: What You Need to Know

12

Nov

2012

The permissions in Android devices are designed to guarantee that those Android apps without any declared permissions cannot do anything harmful to the mobile device. Or can they?How Android Permissions WorkBefore we get into the details, let’s see how Android permissions work.An Android app can access limited system resources. To access sensitive APIs, the app […]

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Google controversially forces users to opt-out of Wi-Fi snooping

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Nov

2011

Google is offering to stop mapping wireless access point location data, granting network owners worldwide the choice to opt out from its Wi-Fi geolocation mapping. This move follows a decision by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) that the process is in violation of laws in the Netherlands. Google feeds this data into its location […]

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