At CES this year, Navteq showed off their new laser based mapping system, which allows their trucks to drive down roads at highway speeds while creating a 3D map of the surrounding area. To be clear, these aren’t just pictures, but a fully 3D view from the road.

Christopher Soghoian of slight paranoia reports on a dizzying situation. Sprint, a household name, providing GPS data to the U.S. Government 8 million times over the past year, many times without a warrant.