Spatial Law and Policy

Why Location Matters: The Legal and Policy Issues Associated with Location

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Spatial Law and Policy Update (September 1, 2010)

From the Centre of Spatial Law and Policy

Privacy

The Government Can Use GPS To Track Your Moves

California bill would protect privacy of FasTrak Users

Facebook's new geotagging ability brings potential to abuse

Facebook Places fights privacy concerns

USA Today article on security risks associated with location

German law would prohibit use of Facebook for hiring decisions

Technology aside - most people prefer not to be located

Miscellaneous

Knocking Down [Geodata] Brick Walls

Augmented Reality App for Autos

Intellectual Property/Copyright

Has Google Purged Yelp

UK Row Over Publishing of Public Mapping Data

National Security

Navy loses control of UAV over Washington
Kevin at 10:46 PM
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Kevin is a lawyer that has been focused on the legal and policy issues associated with the collection, use, storage, and distribution of location and other types of geoinformation since 2006. These issues cut across legal disciplines (privacy, licensing, intellectual property rights, liability, national security, open data) and technology platforms (UAVs, satellites,smart phones, wearables, internet of things, smart cities, intelligent transportation systems). He is also the founder the Executive Director of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy, He writes and speaks extensively around the the world on spatial law and technology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Open Geospatial Consortium and the National Geospatial Advisory Committee. Prior to attending law school, Kevin served as a satellite imagery analyst. In that capacity he helped to develop imagery collection strategies to monitor arms control agreements. He also served as the special assistant to the U.S. government official responsible for developing the intelligence community's satellite imagery collection and exploitation requirements.
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