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BeiDou a threat to the West, but perhaps not individuals

August 11, 2020

Recent completion of China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system has rekindled privacy and security concerns among some in the […]

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WGIC: Geospatial analytics at forefront of COVID-19 fight

April 27, 2020

One industry important to the world’s fight and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is geospatial analytics. In response, […]

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This article is tagged with COVID-19, geospatial analysis, geospatial information, Harsha Vardhan, location-based, privacy concerns, WGIC, World Geospatial Industry Council and posted in COVID-19, Latest News, Mapping

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GPS tracking need not sit out COVID-19 because of privacy laws

April 8, 2020

Commentary by Jeremy Meisinger The scale and speed of the COVID-19 crisis has left policymakers searching for new […]

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This article is tagged with coronavirus, COVID-19, data collection, disease surveillance, GPS policy, HIPAA, Jeremy Meisinger, legislation, location-based, privacy concerns, public health, public health surveillance, SARS and posted in COVID-19, Latest News, Opinions

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19 countries track mobile location to fight COVID-19

March 26, 2020

In moves sure to concern privacy advocates, 19 countries are now accessing citizens’ mobile location data in an […]

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