It is not the knowledge about location, that bothers me much. It is that access to this knowledge is one-sided.transward (imported) wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:07 pm What scares me is to extrapolate just a bit. Take this technology, add to it the fact that "facial recognition" software is near to being able to do the same thing with our faces (plus the French ban on facial coverings) and the acceptance of surveillance cameras of public areas, plus locators in our cell phones' and the very concept of privacy in public becomes impossible. "They" could know exactly where you are and where you are going and what you are doing an who you are meeting every time you stepped outside your home.
Transward
One more thing that bothers me, is that modern security measures are reactive. They got some incident, they react to it. No one really thinks or implements prevention straight and according to the model of threats. I can start with information security idiocies from the company I work in. I can continue with USA's "homeland insecurity". But it is probably a topic for a loong and thoughtfull post, for which I do not have time now.
PS. Even without gps in cell phone, it can be located to about 1 km^2 on average. It is even more precise in the city. (I speak of GSM phones). The more basestations in view, the better.