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Geolocation equipment needs to evolve to fit market requirements | Electronics Weekly
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (737+ words) Trackers are expected to provide geolocation information, both indoors and outdoors, while using many technologies without huge cost, writes Suman Thapa. Figure 1: Type 1 WL module picture (LBEU5 ZZ1 WL) (Source: Murata) The biggest challenges for BLE and Wi-Fi geolocation are filtering out…...
Your browser is too nosy. Change these 5 settings now
1+ week, 5+ day ago (942+ words) Freshly installed and straight into browsing " that's how most users start their browser. Consequently, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox remain set to their default settings, which prioritize convenience and data collection over privacy or efficiency. Browsers regularly prompt you to allow…...
Ever wonder what data your i Phone apps are harvesting? This app exposes it all in detail
2+ week, 1+ day ago (253+ words) Apple heavily advertises privacy for its products, like the i Phone. These are usually one of the big talking points in their announcements, which makes your i Phone feel pretty locked down. This is true until you see how much…...
How Cargo Beacon, Panasonic, and Wirepas are redefining industrial asset tracking
2+ week, 5+ day ago (818+ words) That is the problem Cargo Beacon, a Swedish hardware company, set out to solve. The path they took " through a Panasonic Bluetooth module, a Finnish mesh protocol, and a distributor relationship stretching back two decades " is a case study in…...
Safari Privacy Report Helps Mac Users See Trackers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (994+ words) Safari Privacy Report gives Mac users a quick way to see how many known trackers Safari has blocked while browsing the web. The feature is built into Safari and works alongside Intelligent Tracking Prevention, Apple's system for limiting cross-site tracking…...
I discovered a hidden Android feature that shows which apps are watching me, and what it revealed was startling. Here's how to take back control of your phone.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (349+ words) You should look at your Android's Privacy Dashboard right now I discovered my Android phone was constantly sharing my location, microphone, camera, and contacts with apps running in the background. Most requests are legitimate " Maps needs location, your camera app…...
Wi Fi Networks Can Now Identify You With Near-Perfect Accuracy " Even When Your Phone Is Off
4+ week, 1+ day ago (153+ words) German researchers achieve 100% identification rates using ordinary routers and radio wave reflections from human bodies That caf" Wi Fi you connect to isn't just sharing internet anymore. Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have turned ordinary routers into invisible…...