‘Check your ODB port’: Man discovers Toyota dealership’s GPS tracker in his Tacoma. Then he shows how to remove it
‘Check your paperwork from the dealer.’
On Dec 11, 2024 by Jack Alban
Couple uses lawnmower, GPS to create massive Kobe Bryant mural
‘I did it to represent our community and let the community be a part of this closure.’
On Feb 2, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
This Italian town ‘banned’ Google Maps after people kept getting lost
A reported 144 people were lost or stranded in the area last year.
On Oct 15, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Google rolls out improved Maps assistance for the visually impaired
A new feature, ‘Detailed Voice Guidance’ is aimed at improving the Google Maps experience for the visually impaired.
On Oct 11, 2019 by Brenden Gallagher
GPS app gave hacker ability to remotely shut off car engines
Both apps gave customers a default password of ‘123456.’
On Apr 24, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Secretive company sold cellphone location data to hundreds of bounty hunters
Just one company gave 250 bounty hunters access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customer data.
On Feb 7, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Area man puts too much faith in GPS, drives into lake
You can’t always trust your GPS.
On Jun 29, 2017 by Nahila Bonfiglio
Man follows GPS directions right into the middle of a river
‘In 1,000 feet, your car will be flooded.’
On Apr 7, 2017 by Phillip Tracy
GPS navigation turns off parts of your brain, study finds
Researchers discovered that when you use GPS, your hippocampus ‘switches off.’
On Mar 22, 2017 by Christina Bonnington
This car navigation display delivers your GPS directions in futuristic style
Practically built by Tony Stark himself.
On Jan 30, 2017 by The Daily Dot Bazaar
Strange GPS phenomenon near Kremlin is likely government ‘spoofing’
The closer you get to the Kremlin, the farther away it appears.
On Dec 2, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Is Facebook’s use of your location data to suggest friends an invasion of privacy?
But here’s how you can opt-out.
On Jun 27, 2016 by Selena Larson
Domino’s new app uses your GPS location to see when to start cooking your carry-out pizza
Domino’s has solved the age old problem of pickup pizza being cold when you pick it up.
On Jun 13, 2016 by John-Michael Bond
GPS helps woman find bottom of lake
Only trust what your eyes can see.
On May 15, 2016 by Dell Cameron
GPS instructions to ‘bear right’ lead to chaos on family road trip
The moral of this story? Don’t trust your GPS.
On Apr 3, 2016 by Amrita Khalid
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