Incognia has announced the publication of the results of their first Location Spoofing Mobile App study: Dating Edition. The study attempted to see how mobile dating apps are vulnerable to location spoofing.
The report studied 24 dating mobile apps worldwide including: Tinder, Hinge, eHarmony, Match, OkCupid, Grindr and others. ...
Announcement comes days after Thales IoT business merges with Telit...
Internet of Things solutions provider Semtech Corp. SMTC 0.46%↑ has acquired Canada-based Sierra Wireless SWIR 0.16%↑ for $1.2 billion. Semtech purchased Sierra Wireless shares at $31 each in an all-cash deal.
The companies say the acquisition combines two big...
Israel-based Innoviz Technologies INVZ 2.14%↑ announced this week that it has won a $4 billion contract from a Volkswagen Group unit to supply lidar and software across its automotive brands. The deal, which is expected to take eight years, will supply lidar for around 5...
OneNav said it averaged six times better accuracy than “a leading Android smartwatch” in recent side-by-side test results that compared its pureL5 GNSS receiver customer evaluation system.
The company said it used only GNSS measurements in the tests, which were conducted in a...
U.K. May Need To Find Replacement for Galileo
The $3.4 billion merger of OneWeb and Paris-based Eutelsat may allow the companies to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but may have put a damper on the opportunity for the United Kingdom to build its own...
Facing competition from Instagram (see our “Other Location News” briefs below) and other companies with detailed search capability, Google Maps GOOG 1.91%↑ launched three new features this week: detailed cycling routes, aerial and immersive views of 100 landmarks and improved location sharing with notifications for...
Research company says Chinese-made tracker exposes users to dangerous hacking
Cybersecurity researchers announced this week that the Chinese-made MiCODUS MV720 GPS tracker has six severe vulnerabilities that could, if exploited, cut off a vehicle’s fuel, physically stop it, or surveil its movement.
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TomTom has knocked down a proposed class action that alleged the company deceptively offered lifetime map updates on GPS navigation devices. A federal court said New York resident Francis McVetty’s amended version of an earlier complaint didn’t provide context of...
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox last week partnered with Position Partners to expand the company’s PointPerfect GNSS augmentation services to Australia and New Zealand.
Position Partners, a provider of intelligent positioning solutions to include real-time kinematic GNSS augmentation, sought to complement its AllDAYRTK offering, the company said. The...
Says Indoor Positioning Market Will Grow...
Saying that its new indoor positioning software will improve operational efficiency and safety, Esri, has launched ArcGIS IPS—a product that it says will enable organizations to add indoor location services across their facilities and campuses.
Esri says...
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