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Results tagged “tracking”

Tracking US drone strikes with tech

Feb. 9: NYU graduate student Josh Begely developed a smartphone app, and later a Twitter feed, that tracks all U.S. military drone strikes. Begely joins MSNBC's Craig Melvin to discuss his interest in providing the information. NYU graduate student Josh Begely developed a smartphone app, and later a Twitter feed, that tracks all U.S. military drone strikes. Begely joins MSNBC's Craig Melvin to discuss his interest in providing the information. (msnbc)

School considers Vatican-style tracking chips

Dec. 13: The Vatican's use of RFID tracking technology to monitor the whereabouts of personnel, is helping to calm fears at a Texas school system about their similar plans. WOAI's Randy Escamilla reports. The Vatican's use of RFID tracking technology to monitor the whereabouts of personnel, is helping to calm fears at a Texas school system about their similar plans. WOAI's Randy Escamilla reports. (NBC News)

Tracking the elusive snow leopard

Dec. 7: National Geographic kicks off its third annual Big Cat Week with a special about the snow leopard, the elusive and endangered cat that lives high in the snow-covered mountains of central Asia. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports and big cat tracker Boone Smith brings lion, cougar, and tiger cubs to visit Studio 1A. National Geographic kicks off its third annual Big Cat Week with a special about the snow leopard, the elusive and endangered cat that lives high in the snow-covered mountains of central Asia. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports and big cat tracker Boone Smith brings lion, cougar, and tiger cubs to visit Studio 1A. (TODAY)

Tracking Sandy: 'Nor'Easter On Steroids'

Oct. 24: New England braces for eventual impact of storm. WHDH's Nancy Chen reports. New England braces for eventual impact of storm. WHDH's Nancy Chen reports. (NBC News)

School requires students to wear tracking device

Oct. 15: One of the largest high school districts in Texas is coming under fire for requiring students to wear ID cards embedded with electronic devices that allow them to be located in an instant. School officials say the district was losing almost $2 million a year because of poor attendance. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. One of the largest high school districts in Texas is coming under fire for requiring students to wear ID cards embedded with electronic devices that allow them to be located in an instant. School officials say the district was losing almost $2 million a year because of poor attendance. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (TODAY)

Obama: US will be 'relentless' in tracking down killers

Sept. 25: On Tuesday, President Obama spoke to the United Nations general assembly in an emotional speech about the recent violence against Americans. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  (Nightly News)On Tuesday, President Obama spoke to the United Nations general assembly in an emotional speech about the recent violence against Americans. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

Great white shark gets a tracking device

Sept. 19: TODAY's Natalie Morales takes a look at incredible video showing researchers capturing and tagging a great white shark with a tracking device in the waters off Massachusetts.  TODAY's Natalie Morales takes a look at incredible video showing researchers capturing and tagging a great white shark with a tracking device in the waters off Massachusetts. (TODAY)

Great white shark gets a tracking device

Sept. 19: TODAY's Natalie Morales takes a look at incredible video showing researchers capturing and tagging a great white shark with a tracking device in the waters off Massachusetts.  TODAY's Natalie Morales takes a look at incredible video showing researchers capturing and tagging a great white shark with a tracking device in the waters off Massachusetts. (TODAY)

NBC News Special Report: Tracking Isaac

Aug. 27: NBC's Harry Smith and The Weather Channel's Reynolds Wolf report on Tropical Storm Isaac's path heading toward New Orleans, where residents have been told to take hurricane warnings and evacuation orders seriously — seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.  NBC's Harry Smith and The Weather Channel's Reynolds Wolf report on Tropical Storm Isaac's path heading toward New Orleans, where residents have been told to take hurricane warnings and evacuation orders seriously — seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. (msnbc)

Google fined for tracking Apple 'Safari' users

Aug. 9: Search giant Google has agreed to pay $22.5 million for breaching privacy on the Safari Internet browser, used primarily on Apple's iPhone, iPad and Mac computers. NBC's Chris Clackum reports. Search giant Google has agreed to pay $22.5 million for breaching privacy on the Safari Internet browser, used primarily on Apple's iPhone, iPad and Mac computers. NBC's Chris Clackum reports. (NBC News)

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