*groan*
I know there will be knuckleheads and Google cheerleaders who will rabidly support anything the New Big Brother (aka Google) will do, but Google’s new Latitude REALLY is taking things way, way too far. This is just BAD.
The company plans to launch software called Latitude on Wednesday that lets mobile phone users share their location with close contacts. Google hopes it will help people find each other while out and about and to keep track of loved ones.
“What Google Latitude does is allow you to share that location with friends and family members, and likewise be able to see friends and family members’ locations,” said Steve Lee, product manager for Google Latitude. For example, a girlfriend could use it to see if her boyfriend has arrived at a restaurant and, if not, how far away he is.
Of course, Latitude opens up people to all sorts of problems– with technology come problems, remember? While there is nothing wrong with using the Internet to look for insurance online quotes or locating local offices… but “tagging” individuals to track their location and movement? COME ON! and what’s worse- people are opting to do it themselves! UGH! Next thing you know, they’ll all be implanting us with their RFID chips and tagging us, so that we can’t buy anything or sell anything without them knowing! Oh yeah… that’s gonna happen, anyway… for some. :S
February 4, 2009 at 10:31 pm
When I read about Google Latitude earlier today, I was thinking how can that be a good thing?? And, doesn’t that give a potential stalker an edge? I don’t know.