What to Know About #Instagram Map, #LocationSharing and #Privacy Concerns

The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. #Meta , which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it.
#privacy #security #geoloc

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/instagram-map-location-meta.html

What to Know About Instagram Map, Location Sharing and Privacy Concerns

The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. Meta, which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it.

The New York Times

Voici le résultat d'une poignée d'heures de travail. À l'origine, je voulais juste voir comment marchait Leaflet.

Celles et ceux qui me connaissent bien savent à qu'elle point la gestion de crise, l'opensource, les associations agréées de sécurité civile, sont des sujets que j'affectionne,.

Voici donc le rendu actuel...

À bientôt pour le partage des prochaines étapes

#gestcrise #leaflet #OSM #citoyens #diy #collter #collectivité #geoloc #AASC

Dites, les doués en informatique.

Windows précisément.
Quels sont les trackers sournois qu'on peut placer sur un tel système, et comment les trouver ?
C'est pour une amie.

#urgent #help #informatique #windows #geoloc

PS : on a pas l'intention de baquer l'OS pour mettre linux. Il s'agit de détecter un crime et d'en apporter la preuve.
Donc, pas besoin de ce genre de conseil.

EDIT : J'ai reçu beaucoup de conseils à exploiter, merci beaucoup!

@jplebreton

My guess is East Antarctica. An old geology map.

The 'A' is interesting.

@ai6yr always likes puzzles.

#Geoloc #Geoloogy

The FTC’s Ban on GM and OnStar Selling Driver Data Is a Good First Step

The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement agreeing that General Motors and its subsidiary, OnStar, will be banned from selling geolocation and driver behavior data to credit agencies for five years. That’s good news for G.M. owners. Every car owner and driver deserves to be...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hackers Claim Massive Breach of Location Data Giant, Threaten to Leak Data

Gravy Analytics has been one of the most important companies in the location data industry for years, collating smartphone location data from around the world selling some to the U.S. government. Hackers say they stole a mountain of data.

404 Media
More telcos confirm China Salt Typhoon security breaches as White House weighs in

Intrusions allowed Beijing to 'geolocate millions of individuals, record phone calls at will'

The Register
Whistleblower finds unencrypted location data for 800,000 VW EVs

Der Spiegel and Chaos Computer Club were able to tie data to car owners and their trips.

Ars Technica

How #SEC mobile phones can signal an imminent stock price drop - Financial Times

#Research #tracking mobile data shows how some corporate #insiders avoided losses by selling around the time #regulatory staff visited
#geoloc #geolocation #investing #mobilephones #stocks

https://www.ft.com/content/d4f725ee-9923-4e37-bbfc-b040f519476c

How SEC mobile phones can signal an imminent stock price drop

Research tracking mobile data shows how some corporate insiders avoided losses by selling around the time regulatory staff visited

Financial Times

#Ford seeks #patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve #ads

Ford Motor Company is seeking a patent for technology that would allow it to tailor in-car #advertising by listening to #conversations among vehicle occupants, as well as by analyzing a car’s historical location and other data, according to a patent application published late last month.
#privacy #geolocation #geoloc

https://therecord.media/ford-patent-application-in-vehicle-listening-advertising

Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads

A Ford Motoer Company patent application filed in February and published last month proposes software that would monitor in-car conversations and other data to help serve up advertisements.