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*ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > For a change, this week's "Giant company eroding our privacy with > wifi data collection" comes not from Google, but Microsoft: > > "Microsoft's Web map exposes phone, PC locations" > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20085028-281/microsofts-web-map-exposes-phone-pc-locations/ > > Apparently it allowed near-real-time tracking of device locations on > a map, so you could follow someone's handheld as it wandered around > the city. > > Redmond quickly reduced the data exposure: > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20086489-281/microsoft-curbs-wi-fi-location-database/ > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
