Tag: geolocation
Geolocation: here is my verdict on this small satellite transmitter tested in the white zone
I’ve used and tested satellite messaging and emergency SOS systems long before Apple added this feature to the iPhone 14. Yes, there are tons of devices out there that let…
Happy birthday Galileo: exactly 10 years ago, the European GPS succeeded in its very first geolocation
It was March 12, 2013. Galileo’s first full test was completed, in total autonomy. To succeed in this experiment, crucial for the future, four experimental satellites were needed in orbit,…
After the kidnapping of a child, Volkswagen makes the geolocation of its vehicles free
Mallory Delicourt March 08, 2023 at 3:50 p.m. 14 ©Volkswagen In response to the carjacking and kidnapping of a two-year-old child involving a Volkswagen vehicle, the automaker has just made…
The attendance of bar school students verified by geolocation
Samir Rahmoun February 20, 2023 at 11:50 a.m. 10 © Shutterstock / Clubic The Paris Bar School (EFB) has set up a new system for monitoring the attendance of its…
WhatsApp, Signal: should we really be afraid of the geolocation exploit that everyone is talking about?
Nathan Le Gohlisse Hardware Specialist October 25, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. 4 © Shutterstock A vulnerability discovered on WhatsApp, Signal and Threema allows hackers to determine your location by simply…
The boom in children’s geolocation
Some families now choose to trace all their members, children and parents. Olga Yastremska, New Africa, Africa Studio/New Africa – stock.adobe.com INVESTIGATION – Smartphones, connected watches or GPS plotters, there…
Twitter now allows pros to indicate their geolocation
Stephane Ficca Hardware & gaming specialist August 05, 2022 at 09:35 am 0 © Twitter The platform Twitter announces the launch of a new service for professionals. Many professionals use…
Ubeeqo sanctioned by the CNIL for the permanent geolocation of rented vehicles
In a report dated July 21, the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (Cnil) notes that the vehicle rental company was geolocating cars in “quasi-permanence”. Ubeeqo noted the position of…
The CNIL pins Ubeeqo, a car-sharing player, for excessive geolocation
Alexander Boero July 22, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. 2 © Pexels / Torsten Dettlaff Ubeeqo International has been fined by the CNIL, which accuses it of having disproportionately violated the…
The Cnil launches a study on the geolocation data collected by mobile applications
Seeking to determine whether it is possible to find the identity of people in anonymized geolocation data, the Cnil obtained a batch of data from a data broker (broker). A…
Thales: launches VisioLoc®, geolocation meeting the requirements of high-intensity combat
Thales launches VisioLoc®, geolocation meeting the requirements of high-intensity combat 06/13/2022 Interested in this topic ? Come and meet us at the Thales Pavilion at Eurosatory for a Press Tour…
Geolocation: Google sued in the United States for abusive data collection
Alexander Boero January 24, 2022 at 7:40 p.m. 11 ©Google Several American prosecutors accuse Google of having collected the geolocation data of users, even though the latter had expressly informed…