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Securus, Inc.

Securus Inc. , was a Cary , North Carolina –based provider of GPS tracking and personal emergency response technology. [ 1 ] The company was founded in 2008 as Positioning Anima...

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Securus Inc., was a Cary, North Carolina–based provider of GPS tracking and personal emergency response technology.[1]

The company was founded in 2008 as Positioning Animals Worldwide Inc.[2][3][4][5] and launched SpotLight and SpotLite GPS pet locator in collaboration with American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery (AKC CAR).[6] In 2010 the company changed its name to Securus, Inc., to reflect its diversification into new markets. The company's chief executive officer is Chris Newton.[7]

In 2011, Securus, Inc acquired Zoombak, LLC from TruePosition, Inc., a subsidiary of Liberty Media.[8] Zoombak, Inc was known for developing GPS-based products that help people track things, ranging from teenage drivers to employees, pets and automobiles.

In March 2015, it was announced that Securus was selling its personal emergency response service (PERS) platform to Ogden, UT–based Freeus, LLC, sister company of AvantGuard Monitoring Systems.[9] That same month, it was announced that BrickHouse Security acquired Securus, including Zoombak and related brands.[10]

Securus has been involved in buying and selling location data of private citizens that use cell-phones.[11] This has been raised as a privacy concern as it allows Securus to sell for its own profit the "location of nearly any phone in the US without authorization," including to bounty hunters.[12]

References

  1. ↑"Securus, Inc. receives investment from Naples Ventures, LLC Robert DiRomualdo to join Board of Directors". Charlotte dbusinessnews. 2010-08-03. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13.
  2. ↑"Family pet wander off? Device can help in search, Raleigh company's Spotlight uses GPS technology to track your stray pet". Charlotte Observer. 2009-04-12. p. 3D. Retrieved 2010-03-10. The company behind Spotlight: Positioning Animals Worldwide, or PAW. It partnered with the American Kennel Club's Companion Animal Recovery division, ...
  3. ↑ Keith, Christie (23 de junio de 2009). "Un mundo de artilugios para tu mascota / ¿Qué es tecnología realmente útil y qué es solo un truco publicitario?" . San Francisco Chronicle . Archivado del original el 4 de julio de 2010. Consultado el 13 de marzo de 2010 .
  4. ↑ Khuly, Patty (10 de diciembre de 2009). "Los 10 mejores regalos navideños para perros, gatos y sus dueños" . USA Today . Consultado el 13 de marzo de 2010 .
  5. ↑ Stock, Sue (15 de abril de 2009). "Dispositivo para rastrear mascotas extraviadas" . Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois . Consultado el 13 de marzo de 2010 .
  6. ↑ "Sistema de protección GPS para mascotas de Securus, Inc y AKC CAR" .
  7. ↑ "Securus, Inc. lanza su nuevo sistema de protección para mascotas basado en GPS, SpotLITE" . Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Carolina del Norte. 30 de septiembre de 2010.
  8. ↑ "Securus adquiere Zoombak de TruePosition (Liberty Media)" . gpsbusinessnews.com. 21 de febrero de 2011. Archivado del original el 8 de mayo de 2015. Consultado el 13 de mayo de 2015 .
  9. ↑ "Freeus adquiere el negocio de PERS de Securus" . Talari.com. 3 de marzo de 2015. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2015 .
  10. ↑ "BrickHouse Security adquiere Securus GPS y la marca Zoombak" . gpsbusinessnews.com. 12 de marzo de 2015. Archivado del original el 16 de mayo de 2015. Consultado el 13 de mayo de 2015 .
  11. ↑ Valentino-Devries, Jennifer (11 de mayo de 2018). "Un servicio destinado a monitorear las llamadas de los reclusos también podría rastrearte a ti" . The New York Times .
  12. ↑ "T-Mobile, Sprint y AT&T venden los datos de ubicación en tiempo real de sus clientes, y estos están cayendo en las manos equivocadas" . 8 de enero de 2019.
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