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UK parents warm to relaxed curfews with location apps
Thu, 27th Feb 2025
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New research by Life360 reveals that 40% of UK parents might relax teenage curfews with location-sharing technology, enhancing trust and independence.
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UK parents increasingly use apps to track children's location
Mon, 6th Jan 2025
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New data reveals a rise in UK parents using location sharing apps to track their children's movements, particularly during vital school timings.
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Police utilise Tile devices in dementia safeguarding scheme
Tue, 10th Dec 2024
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Avon and Somerset Police enhance their Dementia Safeguarding Scheme with Tile devices, improving the safety of individuals with dementia and aiding swift location efforts.
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Life360 launches new & improved Tile Bluetooth trackers
Tue, 17th Sep 2024
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Life360 has launched a new range of Tile Bluetooth trackers with advanced features to enhance family safety and item tracking, starting at GBP £24.99.
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Location-sharing tech to help back-to-school stress
Fri, 30th Aug 2024
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New research by Life360 reveals over 50% of UK parents find September's back-to-school period highly stressful, with children ignoring calls cited as a key concern.
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Life360 breach exposes 442,000 users: experts warn of API vulnerabilities
Wed, 7th Aug 2024
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Life360 suffers major data breach exposing personal information of 442,519 users. API flaw also affects Tile, leading to sensitive data theft and extortion attempt.
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Life360 partners with Hubble to launch global tracking network
Fri, 17th May 2024
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Life360 partners with Hubble Network to debut Find with Life360, a groundbreaking global location-tracking network leveraging satellite Bluetooth technology.
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Life360 launches new Landing Notifications feature for travel safety
Wed, 10th Apr 2024
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Life360 introduces Landing Notifications, a feature that sends automatic alerts upon the landing of a user's connected network, boosting reassurance in travel safety.
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UK parents see smartphones as key to children's safety
Mon, 26th Feb 2024
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Despite concerns, UK parents advocate smartphone use for under-16s to ensure safety, with recent data revealing shifts in parental attitudes.
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NETGEAR CEO Patrick Lo to retire, CJ Prober to succeed him
Sun, 4th Feb 2024
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NETGEAR's CEO of almost three decades, Patrick C.S. Lo, is set to retire, with successor Charles Prober taking over the helm from January 2024 while Lo continues as strategic advisor.