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Whether it’s through Google Maps or Emergency SOS, there are plenty of ways to quickly let your loved ones know where you are.

This is from a 2024 company presentation : Officers can also tap into data showing a car’s decals, bumper stickers, back and top racks—along with temporary and unique state tags. Flock calls it a “Vehicle Fingerprint” and it’s touted as a way for law enforcement officials to get more information “even when you don’t have full plate information,” the company’s presentation shows. The company gives police officers the ability to search that data as well, to “build stronger cases with less information upfront.” That includes being able to locate multiple vehicles law enforcement officials believe are moving together and what Flock calls a “multi geo search.”...

The Samsara Tracking Label hides a BLE system that can offer real-time location in a disposable package.

Lyft details a new pickup experience to improve reliability in gated communities, where 25–30% of rides face routing and access challenges. The system uses mapping signals, boundary detection, and routing improvements to reduce cancellations and coordination overhead between riders and drivers, highlighting how real-world constraints drive evolution in geospatial systems. By Leela Kumili

The bill is expected to blanket-ban companies and startups from selling people's precise location data across the state.

One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to "start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat."