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Wed, Apr 27, 2011 -- 9:00 AM

iPhone or iSpy?


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As new details emerge about the tracking features embedded in smartphones, consumers are starting to wonder: what information about my whereabouts is being collected? How is it used? Who has access to it? And why didn't I know about it?

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Jackie Speier, U.S. congresswoman (D) representing California's 12th District
  • Jim Dempsey, vice president for public policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a civil liberties group which works to enhance free expression and privacy in communications technologies
  • Kara Swisher, co-executive editor of All Things Digital, a website devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media
  • Peter Batty, vice president of geospatial technology for Ubisense

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