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GOOGLE AND APPLE ARE GOING TO BAN LOCATION TRACKING – IS IT TRUE?

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  The statement about the collaboration between Apple and Google has made history because these two big names are united to help the audience to minimize COVID-19 exposure. Apple Inc. and Google have announced that they will ban the location tracking feature in coronavirus technology. Do you know what contact tracing is? No? Well, no worries. Let’s find out. Contact Tracing – The What? Contact tracing is the process that includes the tracking of the people who have been infected by COVID-19. It considers as the best way to watch such people so other people will stay safe from corona exposure. Such an announcement about developing the app was good news for the people. This technology uses Bluetooth to check how much you are far away or close to an infected person. Who Can Build Contact Tracing App?  A recent Statement declares that only government health authorities can create the app. Every app needs to give users permission for both exposure notification  API  and t...

Location Sharing is the New Trend – Are You in?

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  Have you ever tried social media apps, like Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Kik? Well, the young generation uses these apps mostly. These social media apps are not only for the sharing picture with your friend, but it also gives other unique features, like location sharing, etc. If we talk about Facebook, it considers as the quickest way to access the live location of your online friend. Millennials know the facts of location tracking and how it can bring problems if we share it with strangers. Unfortunately, our youth does not learn about such a mishap until they experience it. They often turn on the current location feature and gives a chance to predators for blackmailing and sexting. In this article, we will explore how location-sharing is beneficial with mobile trackers and how social media apps location sharing factor can bring problems. Social Media Apps – How Location Sharing Feature Harm Gen Z? WhatsApp, Facebook, Kik, Snapchat, etc. are the most trending apps these days an...