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Lots of new hardware and apps integrating with Google Maps!: iPhone 1.1.3 Video showing new Google Maps features - (See: 04:10 -> 06:05) Amazon Kindle Easter Egg: Google Maps! Google Maps iPhoneSender.com - Browser plugin that allows you to email a Google Map link to your iPhone.[ More info here ] Send Google Maps addresses to your Tom Tom Nokia Sports Tracker - GPS based activity tracker that runs on Nokia smartphones. Read this Mapperz blog post for more details! Spot Personalized Satellite Tracker with Google Maps integration - USAToday review Directory Assistant Treo/Centro App with Google Maps option Pharos unveils Trips and Pics geologger - Compatible with Google Maps Meander 1.2 Adds Custom Measurements, Google Maps support New Google Maps mashups: New Collaborative Mapping App: MapMyGlobe - Explained in this blog post Google Maps + Kayak Flight Search - Requires Kayak registration (free)Blogs, News: Google Maps Takes Drivers on a Virtual Joy Ride - Google Maps driv...
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Google's 'My Location' a Threat to Privacy?

Google's new "My Location" feature in Google Maps for phones creates an "unnecessary privacy risk," according to Marc Rotenberg, director of EPIC. In his view, it is safer and more private for consumers to use a standalone GPS device for location information instead of Google Maps. "A typical GPS device leaves the user in control," he said. In light of recent reports that federal agents routinely request cell phone tracking data from cellular companies, the announcement by Google of its new "My Location" feature for the mobile version of Google Maps raises some serious privacy concerns. On Wednesday, Google announced that users of version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile would be able to see their approximate location on the mobile map. Rather than rely strictly on GPS, which is not available in all phones and can drain mobile batteries quickly, Google uses cell tower ID information to calculate the device's location. The accuracy of the map...
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