Cell phone tracking
GPS cell phone tracer and locator.
Android anti-theft app Gotya helps identify the thief
Oct 27th
Without a doubt, cell phone tracking technology could help people find their lost or stolen phone. Giving that WiFi and cell tower positioning technology have already been integrated in the location based services, we can obtain the location information of a cell phone easily without GPS. However, imagine when a stolen cell phone is found [...]
Find My Friends finally goes live
Oct 14th
When Apple rolls out iOS5, its new LBS app also becomes available. The new app, which is called Find My Friends, is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod running iOS 5. Unlike Find My iPhone – which is used to track your own iOS device, Find My Friends lets you share your whereabouts with your [...]
Cell phone tracking is everywhere
Jul 26th
Apple and Google are not the only ones to collect and store cell phone users’ geolocation to develop and improve their location based services. There is more accurate cell phone location tracking being performed everyday and we are even not aware of that. If you have a GSM cell phone and are an AT&T or [...]
People find the location of their iPhone but…
Jun 3rd
Ever since Find My iPhone was launched, I have been collecting stories about people getting their iPhone back using Find My iPhone and I have introduced some of them in other posts. Although Find My iPhone/iPod/iPad (and Find My Mac? Probably) were intended for finding our misplaced phone, they did help people recover their lost/stolen [...]
Plan B – Find my phone app for Android
May 19th
Plan B is an Android locating app released by the mobile security company Lookout to find your lost Android phone. It says it’s the only cell phone tracking app with which you do not need to download and install before you lose your phone. If you own an Android Smartphone and it goes missing without [...]
Apple says location data are used for better service
May 11th
Apple said on Tuesday at a Senate hearing that they are collecting location data of cell sites and WiFi access points to improve their location services, not tracking user location. Apple emphasized again that the data recorded and sent back to their server are all anonymous. This is the latest progress since Apple released iOS [...]
How to know if Google is spying on you
May 1st
A few days ago, two women from Oakland sued Google for tracking their location using Android Smartphone although Google said users can opt-out of “location services” when set up their Android phones. However, there is more than one way Google can spy on us. The question is however, as an individual, how do you know [...]
