In reality, the ground control component is the central component of the overall GPS tracking system. For navigation and location, all GPS satellites broadcast ephemeris,
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Google switches ad tracking ahead of Apple privacy update
Getty As Apple’s new app transparency policy deadline draws near, Google is slated to remove certain advertiser tracking tech from the iPhone versions of its
Privacy push could banish some annoying website popups and online tracking
Angela Lang/CNET If you’re sick of websites tracking you and just as frustrated with website pop-ups prompting you to dig through obscure browser cookie settings
Tracking COVID-19 through the sewer
We’re over six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and there still seems to be more we don’t know about its presence in society than we
A crime reporting app shifts to tracking COVID-19, raising privacy questions
Privacy advocates worry that Citizen’s exposure notification shows the exact address where a person was in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Citizen
Unsealed Google court docs raise concerns on geofence warrants, location tracking
Google’s staffers raised concerns about geofence warrants and confusion over its location tracking settings. Angela Lang/CNET Geofence warrants are a concern among privacy advocates and
License plate tracking for police set to go nationwide
License plate readers are powerful technology that allow police to keep track of a car’s movement across a city. Getty Images Police often rely on
Apple WatchOS 7 sleep tracking: What it can and can’t do
Sleep tracking on WatchOS 7: so far, it’s consistent but not complex. Scott Stein/CNET Apple Watch never did native sleep tracking before — unless you
Senator calls on Google to ban TikTok for allegedly tracking user data
TikTok is once again under fire. James Martin/CNET Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, is calling on Google to remove TikTok from its platform
Google sued for allegedly tracking users in apps even after opting out
Google is once again under fire for alleged tracking activity. Angela Lang/CNET A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Google tracks user activity through hundreds of thousands
Google faces $5 billion lawsuit for tracking people in Incognito mode
Google headquarters sprawls across a large campus in Mountain View, California. Stephen Shankland/CNET Google is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the tech
Contact tracers concerned police tracking protesters will hurt COVID-19 aid
Protesters at a demonstration near the White House in Washington, DC over the killing of George Floyd. Alex Wong/Getty Images For the most up-to-date news