Spatial Law and Policy Update (September 9, 2014)

Privacy

Is There Any Progress On Location Privacy Protection?  (Sensors & Systems)

Massive Celebrity Hacking Shows Need For Technology Companies To Give Us A Better Default  (Forbes)

The legal and practical realities of “personal data”  (FieldFisher)

Apple Warns Some Developers Not To Store Data In iCloud  (BusinessInsider)

Cell-Phone Data Might Help Predict Ebola’s Spread  (MIT Technology Review)

Utilities: Don't screw up privacy the way you screwed up smart meters  (SmartGridNews)

Data Quality

Big rig following GPS directions ties up Trinity Road for five hours  (The Press Democrat)

Government

    Cell-Phone Data Might Help Predict Ebola’s Spread  (MIT Technology Review)

    UAV applied to search drug fields in Beijing (2/5)  (Ecns.com)

    How Google represents disputed borders between countries 

    Do Police Need a Warrant for Aerial Surveillance in California? (Michael Smith's Law Blog)

Technology Platforms

GNSS

4 Investigates puts GPS devices worn by inmates to the test  (KOB)

Dispatchers use GPS to find injured ATV rider  (WBAY)

UAVs  

Do Police Need a Warrant for Aerial Surveillance in California? (Michael Smith's Law Blog)

Drones: When the Future Sneaks Up on You  (Chris Anderson)

USF's drone-lending program grounded indefinitely  (BayNews)

NASA is building an air traffic control system for drones  (Verge)

Internet of Things/Smart Grid/Intelligent Transportation Systems

Wearable Devices: Inspiring Coaches or Naughty Toddlers?  (IAPP)

Utilities: Don't screw up privacy the way you screwed up smart meters  (SmartGridNews)

Remote Sensing

French Imaging Satellites Keeping Tabs on Ukraine Crisis  (SpaceNews)

Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing competitions encourage malicious behavior, study finds  (Quartz)

Miscellaneous

Yelp Has No Obligation to Display Positive Reviews, Federal Judge Rules  (WSJ)