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Title: Track your friends
Post by: Paddy on February 04, 2009, 04:15:15 PM

http://www.macworld.com/article/138631/200...oogle_maps.html

Great, now Google not only knows where you go online, they're potentially going to know where you are physically too. What's to stop them from mining that info too?

Title: Track your friends
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 04, 2009, 09:52:29 PM

I think they already know. I've noticed the last few searches for products/services provided at least one 'provider' at the top of the right-hand list located in "Memphis." Of course, that's not exactly the same thing. Maybe I should do a search while on my iPhone and away from the house...

Title: Track your friends
Post by: Paddy on February 04, 2009, 09:54:21 PM

Yeah - that would be by your IP number, though, Jim - not your physical location via GPS as you run errands etc.!!

Title: Track your friends
Post by: sandbox on February 05, 2009, 05:13:23 AM

If you want to be tracked via cell-phone the option is now available. They're selling as a child safety feature.
So, say you a rug-rat snatcher, will it dawn on you to check the little darling for a cell-phone?
Google won't be satisfied until they can have a google scope inserted into your head for free, all you have to do is to agree to accept ads pumped directly into your brain.

Title: Track your friends
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 05, 2009, 11:04:48 AM

IS Apple working with Google?! <Snow Leopard to include CoreLocation framework previously available via the iPhone SDK> Now they'll know if you take the laptop into another room! Beware of what that room is and remember there is usually a camera on the thing!!!