tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18253986.post2507111410824541683..comments2024-03-15T00:26:34.568-07:00Comments on Mobile Buzz: My Location: Google is Not Always Watching Me over the AirwavesMobileBuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653656196959620947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18253986.post-1524372602498102522008-03-18T09:07:00.000-07:002008-03-18T09:07:00.000-07:00How they did it...They obtain the CellsiteID from ...How they did it...<BR/><BR/>They obtain the CellsiteID from the device through the Google Maps client application. Over time they have been recording the maps users look up along with the associated cellsite ID at the time the map download takes place. The theory is that the majority of the time end users search for maps of the location they happen to be at. <BR/><BR/>Once Google Maps compiles a statistically significant amount of data they do a correlation of map versus cellsite ID. Over time this guesstimate promises to get more and more accurate.<BR/><BR/>The use of cellsite ID is not new to the space. Other applications such as Yahoo’s Zone Tag use this. There are also companies that collect cellsite ID’s and map them to their actual address and later sell (or even give away) access to this information. <BR/><BR/>From my view point the use of cellsite ID’s can be risky. Until now exposure of this ID by the device lower stack to the application has gone undetected by the mobile operators. I am almost certain that in some cases this has not been deliberate. It would be very easy for any of the carriers to request OEM’s to block this ID.MobileBuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653656196959620947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18253986.post-64407087545735751252008-01-08T19:28:00.000-08:002008-01-08T19:28:00.000-08:00Got a clarification that My Location does supporte...Got a clarification that My Location does supported some feature phones, such as MotorolaMobileBuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653656196959620947noreply@blogger.com