Mapbox, a location platform, has secured a $280 million investment in a Series E funding round to support the expansion of its platform in the automotive industry and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into vehicles. Having established itself as a location platform for mobile...
The U.S. government is reportedly in talks with big tech companies about coming up with a way to use location services on cellphones to track the coronavirus, according to a report by TechCrunch. The conversations include the potential use of anonymous, aggregated location data. Of...
Wireless networks that sold their customers’ real-time location data violated U.S. law, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai wrote in a letter to Congress on Friday (Jan. 31). The letter indicates that the FCC’s enforcement bureau “has concluded that one or more wireless carriers...
The CEO of Foursquare, a location data company, wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times Wednesday (Oct. 16), saying, “It’s time for Congress to regulate the industry.” “There are no formal rules for what is ethical — or even legal — in the...
January 31, 2024
Biometrics startup Incognia has raised $31 million to develop its location identity offerings. The funding, announced in a Wednesday (Jan. 31) press release, will also help the company expand its presence in North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, while also delving into the consumer internet, financial services and eCommerce fields. “Incognia is quickly emerging as a market […]
September 19, 2023
Mapbox, a location platform, has secured a $280 million investment in a Series E funding round to support the expansion of its platform in the automotive industry and the integration...
March 17, 2020
The U.S. government is reportedly in talks with big tech companies about coming up with a way to use location services on cellphones to track the coronavirus, according to a...
February 02, 2020
Wireless networks that sold their customers’ real-time location data violated U.S. law, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai wrote in a letter to Congress on Friday (Jan. 31). The...
