These Boots Are Made for Tracking: GPS Technology Comes to Shoes

The souped-up shoes are aimed at caretakers who need to monitor people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. However, they raise some technical — and legal — questions.
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High Court Backs Privacy Rights in GPS Case

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police must obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to a suspect’s vehicle, voting unanimously in one of the first major cases to test constitutional privacy rights in the digital age.

Those Contextual Ads on the Windshield Will Get Dismal Clickthrough Rates

One of the core things that people do on their screens in the car is GPS navigation and the ability to see which of your friends are nearby is something we think will be really interesting for people.

– Facebook Vice President of Partnerships and Platform Marketing Dan Rose, referring to the Mercedes version of Facebook

CES Notebook: The Constant Search for Power and Vegas’ Worst-Kept Secrets

AllThingsD is on the ground in Vegas, digging for dirt, wading through the crowd and already low on batteries.
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There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!
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LightSquared Asks FCC to Declare GPS Interference Not Its Fault

The aspiring wireless carrier wants government regulators to reaffirm its right to use the spectrum it has licensed.
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LightSquared Network Could Block GPS Devices, Report Says

New government tests show wireless start-up LightSquared’s network could knock out a “great majority” of GPS devices, according to a congressional aide who has seen a draft government report on the tests.

Google Maps the Indoors, So Navigating Ikea Is No Longer a Nightmare

No more walking in circles to find the mall’s bathroom, or aimlessly wandering in search of a refreshing Orange Julius.
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Galaxy Nexus: An In-Your-Face Android Phone

The Galaxy Nexus from Samsung is the first device to run Google’s Android 4.0 operating system, which is designed to be a blend of the Android phone and tablet operating systems that irons out many geeky wrinkles and includes a facial-recognition feature to unlock the phone.
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Judges Weigh Phone Tracking

State and federal authorities follow the movements of thousands of Americans each year by secretly monitoring the location of their cellphones, often with little judicial oversight, in a practice facing legal challenges.

DARPA: That’s Mach 20, Baby