Google releases location data to show if coronavirus…

Google is using data harvested directly from users’ devices to reveal how different countries, regions and cities are responding to the coronavirus lockdown.  A constant stream of data from the tech firm is being published online and compared to the normal ‘baseline’ level from before coronavirus swept the globe.  It covers data from 131 different … Read more

Location app creates ‘Stay At Home Challenge’ that encourages self-isolation during the coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Coronavirus location data could pave the way for greater public surveillance

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Google to provide location data to the UK government

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews Location Location Location

Location, Location, Location Rating: Child Of Our Time: Turning 20   Rating: There was a time when Location, Location, Location (Channel 4) seemed to feature an endless stream of young professionals with names like Monty and India who wanted to live in the country. Oh, and she would need a studio in which to indulge her … Read more

Six dolphins taken to a secret location where they will be trained to search for undersea mines

A group of dolphins were transported by the U.S. Air Force aboard a C-17 Globemaster transport plane in order for them to take part in a top secret mission organized by the Navy. The dolphins were being taken to an unknown location where the Navy were going to train them how to seek undersea mines … Read more

Why centenarians abound in Dominica, the location for the Pirates Of The Caribbean films

Perhaps living to a ripe old age is your aim. Then why not leave your medicine chest behind and move to Dominica? This Caribbean island has the highest number of centenarians in the world, and it was from here that the oldest person ever hailed. Born in 1875, Ma Pampo died in 2003, aged 128. … Read more

US law enforcement agencies sign contract with company that tracks a person’s location data

US law enforcement sign contract with company that allows agencies to track a person’s movements by harvesting their phones’ location data – all without a search warrant Locate X allows one to hoover up location data in a geographic area Multiple US law enforcement signed contracts that allow them to use the tool  Makers of … Read more

Location of new coronavirus cases will still be revealed after Government u-turn

The location of new coronavirus cases will still be revealed in Government u-turn after ‘communications fumble’ by health officials who wanted to release information once a week sparked panic online Prof Chris Whitty pressed on suggestions the government will not provide daily geographical information  Department of Health had said it would stop tweeting ‘location of … Read more