Comments on: CheckingOut… Google Latitude http://www.skribeproductions.com/2009/02/04/checkingout-google-latitude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=checkingout-google-latitude Digital Media Consultant Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: skribe http://www.skribeproductions.com/2009/02/04/checkingout-google-latitude/#comment-278 skribe Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:41:40 +0000 http://www.skribeproductions.com/?p=813#comment-278 I've actually been stalked online by someone and let me tell you it's not fun. But social media tools are invaluable in today's society so to quote a mentor of mine, 'You've gotta give a little to get a little.' I think as long as I'm in control of what others can see and do then it's ok. Once that is removed from my domain (like the RFID passports) then it begins becoming an issue. I’ve actually been stalked online by someone and let me tell you it’s not fun. But social media tools are invaluable in today’s society so to quote a mentor of mine, ‘You’ve gotta give a little to get a little.’ I think as long as I’m in control of what others can see and do then it’s ok. Once that is removed from my domain (like the RFID passports) then it begins becoming an issue.

]]> By: teddlesruss http://www.skribeproductions.com/2009/02/04/checkingout-google-latitude/#comment-277 teddlesruss Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:35:06 +0000 http://www.skribeproductions.com/?p=813#comment-277 ... guess the thing is, that we don't actually have much privacy anyway - RFID chips in the USA are in passports and drivers licenses, and a guy with some ebayed gear plucked 3 passport RFIDs in less than 20 minutes. If you use a mobile phone, you're already visible to around half the population of the developed world, and if you blog, or upload pics to Flickr, or do anything, there's software around that can dig out connections you wouldn't think possible. I joined one of those social network / lifestream type sites about a year ago, and it went away and found stuff about me that even I'd forgotten about, and presented me with this list of social sites and websites and pages and asked me to confirm each one. But - the thought occurs to me that there *have* to be programs out there that won't ask me for confirmation . . . <abbr><em>teddlesruss’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ZenCookbookBlog/~3/413402443/what-price-convenience.html" rel="nofollow">What Price Convenience?</a></abbr></em> … guess the thing is, that we don’t actually have much privacy anyway – RFID chips in the USA are in passports and drivers licenses, and a guy with some ebayed gear plucked 3 passport RFIDs in less than 20 minutes. If you use a mobile phone, you’re already visible to around half the population of the developed world, and if you blog, or upload pics to Flickr, or do anything, there’s software around that can dig out connections you wouldn’t think possible.

I joined one of those social network / lifestream type sites about a year ago, and it went away and found stuff about me that even I’d forgotten about, and presented me with this list of social sites and websites and pages and asked me to confirm each one.

But – the thought occurs to me that there *have* to be programs out there that won’t ask me for confirmation . . .

teddlesruss’s last blog post..What Price Convenience?

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