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If you have a pokédex and a Google account, and have turned on the Location History settings, then Google tracks your movements. This tool: https://theopolis.me/location-history-visualizer/[1] allows you to create a heatmap for all your movements since the first time that Google started tracking you.For much finer detail (down to a few metres), check out the source on your Google account here: https://maps.google.co.uk/locationhistory/b/0[2]Creepy? Maybe. But it’s interesting nonetheless!

Source: See how Google Location History has tracked your movements with this visualiser (link inside). Here is my output from the last few years [OC/OS] [2800×3500] : MapPorn

Creepy? Maybe. But it’s interesting nonetheless!

Security researchers have developed an automated system for detecting Android apps that secretly connect to ad sites and user tracking sites.

Source: The Truth About Smartphone Apps That Secretly Connect to User Tracking and Ad Sites | MIT Technology Review

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A simple measurement of the sweat gland activity of a depressed person can determine if he or she is suicidal – with 97 per cent accuracy.

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A major problem with the ongoing H-1B debate is the absence of displaced IT workers in news stories. Much of the reporting is one-sided — and there’s a reason.

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Individuals who are unemployed the longest are the least likely to find work, with some employers stipulating “unemployed need not apply” in job ads

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