Thieves snatching cell phones isn’t anything new. In fact, it happens all the time, which is why Covia Labs devised a GPS-tracking app for iPhone. It just so happens that while one of Covia’s employees was testing the app, a thief rode by on a bicycle and stole her iPhone.
Covia couldn’t have asked for better
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From Indianapolis comes news that more people have been arrested in a wide-spread auto theft ring operating in central Indiana. The thieves had stolen 68 vehicles and replaced the VINs and titles with phony ones to be able to license and sell them to unsuspecting customers. The vehicles were hidden in storage units and
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Truck drivers make their living by driving long hours and transporting large amounts of goods within a state or between states. They are targets for theft because their goods carry significant value. Can you imagine your rather large tractor trailer stolen right from the truck stop while you were dining? It continues to happen, even
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It comes with territory, so to speak, that social networking opens users up to dangerous security issues. The two sites that are encouraging ‘checking in’ wherever you may be are gowalla.com and foursquare.com.
The first reason that these social networking sites are raising concern is because they encourage users to ‘check in’ which provides your location
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by Harriette Halepis
Source acquired via Newser, July 8, 2010 – Public warnings related to Craigslist are nothing new, but this time the warning is coming straight from the New York Police Department. The NYPD has been repeatedly warning the general public to be extra careful when allowing potential buyers to test drive listed cars. Savvy
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Source acquired via Toronto Sun, July 2, 2010 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently set up a drug sting operation called “Project Ocaper” that was meant to track down Peruvian drug dealers. What the RCMP discovered was that a fellow RCMP officer stole a brick of fake cocaine along with various other confiscated
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The obvious answer to this question is ‘yes.’ The implementation of GPS Tracking devices has long been at the forefront of privacy discussions. In fact, there are real dangers that are inherent if the motivation behind their use ever turns to illegal practices. Even some well-intentioned people allow a measure of privacy invasions to accomplish
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It’s a sign of the times; police are turning up the heat on marijuana users. On one hand, this is a good thing because this ‘gateway’ drug leads to even more drug use and the evils that infect a society when it runs rampant. But now, police departments are so strapped for cash that they
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New Bill Aims To Keep Victims Safe
With one stroke of the pen, Governor M. Jodi Rell signed in a new law that would hopefully reduce domestic violence in Connecticut with the use of GPS tracking system technology. In response to her actions, Rell explained the pain and damage caused from domestic violence, and how it
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Nanotechnology notwithstanding, many electronic devices are getting so small that it is almost unbelievable. Consider the cell phone, the watch, and even GPS Tracking devices.
The need for a small footprint in a tracking device is driven by several factors.
First the smaller size allows one to better conceal a device. This is important in tracking things
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