The Spatial Law and Policy Update (August 23, 2011)

Centre for Spatial Law and Policy

Spatial Law and Policy Update

Raising Awareness of Where Geospatial Technology is Taking the Law

Privacy

Don't like websites tracking you? The courts don't seem to care (Gigaom)

ILITA authorized Google to operate Street View in Israel (Ministry of Justice)

In Belgium, Google Ponders a Fine Over Street View (paidContent.org)

FTC settles first privacy case involving a mobile application (K&L Gates)

Apple, Google in violation of law (Inside Korea)

Facebook 'like' button declared illegal in Germany (The Local)

Data Quality

Digital Street Data (GIM International)

Where did all the talk about spatial data quality go? (Vector One)

Why Crisis Maps Can Be Risky When There Is Political Unrest (Technology Review)

The Crowdsourcing Detective: Crisis, Deception and Intrigue (iRevolution)

Law Enforcement/National Security

Courts grapple with use of GPS technology in criminal cases (The Olympian)

The Government's Brief in United States v. Jones (Volokh Conspiracy)

Cisco sued by Chinese political prisoners for helping to monitor citizens (TNW)

A new app in Russia shows road accidents from the past in augmented reality (TNW)

GPS

Bangladesh mandates use of GPS in vehicles (ASM)

Crowdsourcing

Amateur cartographers taken for criminals (Wired UK)

Miscellaneous

Moble users eager to offer location in exchange for better service (Techchrunch)