DOT holds first GPS backup technology demonstration
March 16, 2020
Notes from DoT GPS Backup Demos – Part I Government officials, advisors and congressional staff gathered at NASA’s […]
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Notes from DoT GPS Backup Demos – Part I Government officials, advisors and congressional staff gathered at NASA’s […]
Skyhook is partnering with Rivetz to integrate Skyhook’s global mobile location services to enhance the Rivetz platform. Skyhook is the […]
When one talks about the worldwide location industry, mobile resource management — fleets and trucks, for instance — […]
Skyhook Wireless, a provider of location positioning, announced a partnership to integrate Skyhook’s hybrid location platform into Comodo’s […]
Skyhook and Philips Lifeline have announced a collaboration to incorporate Skyhook’s hybrid location positioning platform into Philips’ Lifeline […]
Skyhook, a location information, context and intelligence company, has announced that two new Kindle Fire apps have integrated Skyhook to provide location services on this device. The applications include Happy Hour Finder and Scope. They join a list of other apps using Skyhook for location services on the Kindle Fire, including MapQuest, KAYAK, deCarta, and TweetCaster.
Location privacy issues have the power to put the skids on our industry. When I stepped into the Where 2.0 show, little did I know I was about to see Apple publicly open its kimono, reveal its location collection practices, and further fuel public and government outrage on location privacy. Apple doesn’t stand alone as Google also stores similar data on Android devices. And in a smaller breach, TomTom’s user location data was sold to the Netherland’s government, helping to optimize the placement of speed traps. Congress responded by hauling Apple and Google into a Congressional subcommittee meeting.
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