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Privacy regulators in Switzerland are asking for modifications to their area, on the the popular new Google map add-on, Streetview. The Swiss have been known to be more sensitive about thier privacy than other countries, and have set some of the highest standards in the world.

Street View allows users to see the landscape around a point on a map at ground level. Users around the world have been skeptical about this new service from Google, citing reasons like; peering into living areas and showing the location of someone who may wish to remain anonymous.

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They're not exactly the tricorders of Star Trek fame, but the latest generation of smartphones offer computing possibilities that would've been discarded as high fantasy only a decade or two ago. One of them is the ability to learn more about your present geographical location, whether it's an old church building in Victoria or a trashy bar in Halifax. Urban romantics are often drawn to the feeling of getting slightly lost, but the rest of us just want to know where the good shopping spots are, how to get to the subway, or even – when the urge strikes – the location of the nearest toilet.

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OLATHE, Kan./September 3, 2009 — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today the Nuvi 1690, a portable navigation device (PND) with a built-in wireless module that lets customers tap into Garmin’s nüLink! service that provides direct links to certain online information like Google™ local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, movie listings, flight status, local events, white page telephone listings and Ciao!™, Garmin’s exclusive location-based social networking system that connects multiple networks into a single portal for Garmin users. The U.S. version of the Nuvi 1690 comes with two years ... (more)

In a world where fast-paced is quickly becoming the norm, you can keep up with your friend's locations and activities with Google's new application 'Google Latitude'. If you are concerned about your privacy, alter your settings to allow or block your location from others. Choose certain people to find you at all times, and set up restrictions for those peers you'd rather have limited contact with. Set up of your shared location is simple, just choose the person from your phone or email's contact list, and as soon as both parties agree you'll be able to spot them on a ... (more)