Your phone tracks your location. The phone company knows ... who else should?By Molly Wood and Kristin SchwabNovember 29, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA Supreme Court case could determine your digital privacy. Sen. Ron Wyden wants his bill to pass first.POSTED IN: Tech cell phones smart phones GPS Act cell phone data GPS monitoring ListenreadDownloadDownload
Beacons help Waze users navigate Pittsburgh's tricky tunnel exitsBy Erika BerasApril 17, 2017Erika BerasThe $30 gadgets are meant to solve 'tunnel blindness' and prevent accidents.POSTED IN: business mobile apps waze gps Transportation Pittsburgh ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why aren't railroad crossings on your map app?By Jed KimFebruary 06, 2017Jed Kim/MarketplaceAbout 200 people are killed at track crossings each year. POSTED IN: gps mapping railroad crossings safety NTSB FRA ListenreadDownloadDownload
Waze is doing away with the crazy left turnsBy Kai RyssdalJune 17, 2016LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty ImagesPlaying it safe.POSTED IN: waze gps navigation ListenreadDownloadDownload
Maps for autonomous vehicles go beyond directionsBy Ben Johnson and James PerlaAugust 04, 2015JACK TAYLOR/AFP/Getty ImagesThe minutiae and the stakes of mapping technology.POSTED IN: mapping driverless cars GPS monitoring ListenreadDownloadDownload
Hacking into wired carsBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerFebruary 09, 2015ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesA new report says cars equipped with wireless Internet could be a security risk.POSTED IN: wireless internet self-driving cars GPS monitoring ListenreadDownloadDownload
Train-hopping in the digital age By Ben JohnsonJuly 02, 2014Fox Photos/Getty ImagesA father-son duo recount how technology changed clandestine freight train travel.POSTED IN: railroad gps smartphone ListenreadDownloadDownload
Double Charged: Teens on house arrest on GPSBy Sayre QuevedoMay 08, 2014Youth RadioGPS monitors are cheaper than juvenile detention, but they come with other costs.POSTED IN: Youth Radio GPS monitoring Juvenile ListenreadDownloadDownload
The GPS trade-off: Get lost less often, but lose privacyBy Kai RyssdalApril 10, 2014Marketplace Screenshot/Google MapsHiawatha Bray explains the hidden costs of your Google Maps app. POSTED IN: consumer privacy gps ListenreadDownloadDownload
