Fret not — Hurricane Irene didn’t blow all the stupid out of the world. The TomTom Go Live 1535 M packs apps! The coolest one? A neutered Twitter program that only lets you broadcast your location to the internet. Vroom!
The White House and President Obama are now on Foursquare. Location-tracking junkies can follow the President on his travels and check-in at the White House via the official White House account. [Foursquare and White House via Mashable]
GPS-enabled phones are great for getting around outdoors but not nearly accurate enough to be used inside buildings, even a cavernous convention centre, hospital or airport. WiFiSLAM acts like an indoor GPS, using nearby Wi-Fi network “fingerprints”.
Although Apple’s fixed the location tracking problem, their Q&A explanation of the issue was defensive and baffling. Yesterday, before a Senate hearing on privacy and location tracking, Apple showed that they’re still talking out of both sides of their EULA.
The last iOS bump chopped the location tracking cache, but Apple software wiz Bud Tribble just testified before Congress saying the next update will encrypt the cache entirely. So, presumably, no more potential third parties poking around in your whereabouts.
Representatives from Apple and Google got some explainin’ to do, appearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. If you want to watch it live, the Sunlight Foundation’s got a great annotated stream. Democracy! [Sunlight Foundation]
