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Smartphone Tracking Apps (podcast)

Posted on May 12, 2016
Smartphones have apps that can help parents keep track of their kids or businesses keep tabs on deliveries. But some of these tracking apps could also be used to facilitate stalking. Listen to Mark Goldstein, a director in our Physical Infrastructure team, explain what his team found when it recently looked into tracking apps and the potential impact on people’s privacy.
Smartphone Tracking Apps
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