SearchCompliance.org’s Alexander Howard summarizes a recent Congressional hearing on location-based services and online privacy here. Mobile applications that use geolocation data have been rapidly adopted as the use of smartphones has exploded. “The emerging check-in model is moving from active to passive location sharing,” said Tony Bernard, vice president and general manager of Colorado-based Useful […]
Month: February 2010
Marco Rubio Issue
The Times reports that Senate candidate Marco Rubio will reimburse about $3,000 for travel expenses. The move comes on the heels of disclosures by The Herald and The St. Petersburg Times that Mr. Rubio regularly billed personal expenses to a party credit card, a revelation that his opponents and national Democrats pounced on. The Democratic […]
PMA Group and Rangel news round-up
The House Ethics Committee’s report on the PMA Group is making big news this morning. The Times reports here and here, The Post here, and Politico here. BLT has a report on the late Rep. Murtha’s involvement here. The House Ethics Committee’s report on Rep. Rangel is also in the news. The Times, Politico, The […]