Google Maps

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wrote to the web giant this week to demand new answers about the operation, which intercepted and stored data from home and business WiFi networks across the country. But experts said that because the ICO believed assurances from Google in 2010 that it had accidentally intercepted signals as it took Continue Reading →

Forget bringing paper maps with you on your next journey outside the 3G zone — Google Maps will now let you download maps in advance of your adventure. Read the full story at Mashable Continue Reading →

According to trusted sources, Apple has an incredible headline feature in development for iOS 6: a completely in-house maps application. Apple will drop the Google Maps program running on iOS since 2007 in favor for a new Maps app with an Apple back end. Read the full story at 9 to 5 Mac. Continue Reading →

Google Maps lovers, the object of your affection has just been further improved. Take a look at this video that shows you how Google has applied way-cool graphics magic to Google Maps, making landmarks and buildings look a whole lot more 3D. Read the full story at Mashable. Continue Reading →

The Federal Communications Commission this weekend alleged that Google “deliberately impeded and delayed” an FCC investigation into the way the search giant collected data from non-password protected Wi-Fi networks in the United States and abroad for its Street View project.  Read the full story at PC Mag Continue Reading →

Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversight, documents show. Read the full story at The New York Times Read more Continue Reading →

Google launched its Crisis Response project that adds emergency alert information to Google Maps.  You can now search for extreme weather, public safety or earthquake alert information specific to your location. Google is partnering with several government agencies to provide the up-to-date advisories. Continue Reading →

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The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police must obtain a warrant before tracking a suspect’s car with GPS. Using electronic surveillance is allowed in public spaces, but physically placing a GPS in a suspect’s car is considered an unlawful search that violates the Fourth Amendment. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

Google announced that it’s taking Google Maps indoors. You can now access floor plans of select airports, malls and retailers like Macy’s, Home Depot and Ikea. More public locations will be added over time and if you want your business mapped, Google will let you submit your floor plan online. Read the full article at Continue Reading →