Illinois Wants To Ban Location Tracking Without Consent. It’s increasingly difficult to do anything on your phone nowadays without sharing your geolocation information. Certain Snapchat filters, Facebook status updates, Instagrams, and even text messages are all potentially tied to geolocation data. It’s relatively simple for app developers to build in geolocation functionality—and many services require users to opt- in to sharing location data.

But now the state of Illinois wants ensure that all companies extracting geolocation data from individuals must provide an opt- in, or else they’ll have to pay up. Last week, both houses of the Illinois state legislature passed the Geolocation Privacy Protection Act (HB3. Now, it’s on the desk of Governor Bruce Rauner, waiting to be signed into law. If signed, companies would be required to inform users of how they’re using the location data they collect, if the users decides to share it. Companies who don’t adhere would be in violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and would face criminal penalties and damages of at least $1,0. There are a few exceptions to the law.

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For instance, private entities can collect geolocation data without consent if the information will help parents find missing children or aid firefighters, police, or medical professionals. The new law might not have a huge real- world impact, given that most devices and apps already ask people for permission before they start using location data. But this might encourage more tech companies and app developers to give users the option to opt out of being tracked. There have been plenty of times in the past when companies have faced repercussions for tracking users without their consent. For instance, Apple and Uber have been sued for allegedly tracking un- notified users. Ari Scharg, director of the Digital Privacy Alliance (DPA), told Gizmodo that the organization has done reports on the apps Selfie.

Rate Selfie Pic Hot Or Not, which give developers precise GPS coordinates whenever a person uploads a photo.“When a person is just browsing through the photos to rate them, if they were intercepting the backend traffic, they would be able to get the GPS coordinates of each person they viewed,” Scharg said. Overall, a person could use this information to stalk someone or the owner of the picture could retaliate against a person that left a bad comment if they were capturing the traffic.”The DPA urges app developers to be transparent with users by clarifying how location data is being used. The organization has been advocating for the bill, and even wrote an open letter to Governor Rauner, which was signed by more than 2. Chicago- area tech companies. Illinois has a reputation of passing strict data privacy legislation. The state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act prohibits tech companies from using biometric identifiers—like face scans and fingerprints—without consent. Their Right To Know Act—which passed in May, but was put on hold—requires companies such as Facebook, Amazon, and Google to disclose what data has been collected from consumers and shared with third parties.[Naked Security].

Popular Pokémon Minecraft Mod Gets Shut Down [Update]Pixelmon, a robust Pokémon- themed modification for Minecraft released in 2. The developers say the take down is the result of a request by The Pokémon Company itself.“With much sadness, but keeping all our fond memories, we must announce that Pixelmon is ending its development,” Mr. Journey To The West 2010 Episode 6. Masochism, creator of the mod, wrote in a blog post. We have had a great time making this mod and creating such a wonderful community but after a request from the Pokémon company we will be shutting our doors.”Pixelmon, as many of you know, allowed players to basically enjoy a blocky version of Pokémon in Minecraft. You could capture, train, and evolve Pokemon, craft items like Pokeballs, and battle against other trainers.

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1. Pixelmon, a robust Pokémon-themed modification for Minecraft released in 2012, can no longer be downloaded. The developers say the take down is the result of a.
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5. “If you’re living with someone or in a relationship or a marriage with someone, you are giving up a lot of your privacy rights because you’re sharing a lot with.

The mod was so detail- oriented that you could collect fossils and breed creatures, not to mention had its own voice acting. Pixelmon was big enough that there are multiple seriesandvideos with millions of views each, making it likely that this was one of the most popular Minecraft fan creations out there. Pixelmon creators tell us that each version could get anywhere from “5. The mod came out of beta in early July, and the latest news update noted that the mod was finished refining generation 4 of the compendium.“It’s been a long time wonder when this would eventually happen, and of course, we always expected something to happen eventually,” Isi, an administrator of Pixelmon, told Kotaku in an email.

Especially now, with mind of an Pokemon game in- dev for the Switch. It’s a shame that it’s come to an end, especially with the amazing community of players, users running servers, Youtubers, streamers, and of course our own creation team.”Isi claimed that, following this turn of events, most of the development team will be “bowing out” from Minecraft entirely. We reached out to The Pokémon Company,but did not hear back in time for publication.“I’m sorry for the disappointment this will cause but let’s remember all the great times we had playing Pixelmon, discussing Pokémon, making awesome things inside this mod and everything else that we’ve done,” Mr. Masochism wrote. “All good things come to an end eventually and now is our time.”While Pixelmon’s shutdown may not be surprising, it was around long enough for a community to form around it. In the comments of the announcement, many fans are sharing their fond memories or expressing disappointment.