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got geoint? » Article » Next Generation Geolocation Apps Track Just About Anything — From Cheating Spouses to Your Teenagers on the Road
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:03:27 +0000

[...] Geolocation Apps Causing New Privacy and Safety Fears for Smartphone Users Smartphone users are becoming more concerned about their privacy when using geolocation apps, according to a survey released by Microsoft this week to coincide with Data Privacy Day. The survey found that users have a host of concerns for their privacy when using location based phone apps Some 84% of respondents said that they fear such applications could be used to help unknown people steal personal information or identities. The same number, 84%, also said that they feared that these apps will share their location without their knowledge or consent while a slightly larger number, 87%, said they were scared that these apps would share their location with people or organizations they do not know. Read more from Sociable here. …