The latest Carrier IQ public relations fiasco seems to have vindicated free software advocate Richard Stallman at long last. If you haven’t been keeping up on your tech news lately, here’s a quick recap. Late in November, Connectictut-based programmer Trevor Eckhardt released a series of YouTube videos detailing Carrier IQ’s tracking software, which seemed to… Continue reading Software In Cell Phones Are Tracking All Your Moves
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Making Sense of GPS Tracking Jargon
As with other high tech products, when discussing GPS tracking solutions, there is a tendency to throw around terminology that has the regrettable effect of confusing interested consumers. Let’s quickly and painlessly define the most commonly used terms and acronyms in the GPS industry and explain what they mean to you as a potential user of… Continue reading Making Sense of GPS Tracking Jargon
Analytics App: Tracking Website Stats On The Go
It is really essential to track my clients website and my own, as a web developer and designer. The very pleasant Analytics App found and is available for both the iPad and iPhone which ties directly into your choice tracker is the Google Analytics. Both the iPad and iPhone’s interface on this app is pretty… Continue reading Analytics App: Tracking Website Stats On The Go
Celebrity tracking Service JustSpotted and Twitter Separated
Microblogging giant Twitter on Friday announced that they are cutting the chord of celebrity tracking platform JustSpotted off from Twitter. According to Twitter, they are cutting the chord of JustSpotted off from a series of “tweets” that may possibly be added up to give the whereabouts of the stars. JustSpotted will initiate in the next… Continue reading Celebrity tracking Service JustSpotted and Twitter Separated