It astounds me how people seem to jump on the latest technological fad without giving due consideration to the impact. One of the "hot" technologies is that of geolocationing which is a service which tells your friends - automatically and in real time - where you are at the moment.
I guess the general thought is "gee - wouldn't it be great if everyone could see if I was at the closest Mickey-Dee's - stuffing my face? Maybe one of my friends will pop by!"
Among the things that I think that people DON'T think about are:
- who else than my friends can see where I am - and do I want that to be such public knowledge?
- and more more importantly - by knowing where I am, one can also tell where I am NOT. I am not at home - home could be unattended. I am not in my car, if I'm at the latest Starbucks.
I'm betting that the people that are the most in favour of geolocationg systems are those who are more interested in where you're not - rather than where you are.
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