With iOS 5 you'll be stalked like never before
by: Robert Baldwin
This article was interesting in the fact that it pointed out how updated location features on the Apple iPhone can be as scary as they are useful. Sure it would be really cool to have my iPhone ping every time there's a really good restaurant nearby or some historical event that happened nearby. But there's apps like Foursquare that tells you whether your close to friends or people that might interest you. Which means Foursquare is telling other people where you live. Scary? You bet!
What's worse is this service is constantly running. You have to go into your phone and physically turn it off. But then you can't use the GPS services or certain apps that require your location. Only in the newest edition of these location services can you pick and choose which ones you want to know your location. This new technology may be fun or convenient in some ways but the fact you can be found anywhere by anyone is a very scary thought.
original article:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/10/ios5-tracking-feature/
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