Comments on: On Google Latitude and Why I'm Not Going There http://www.rluxemburg.com/2009/02/07/on-google-latitude-and-why-im-not-going-there/ It's Latin for 'Let there be Light' Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Warner http://www.rluxemburg.com/2009/02/07/on-google-latitude-and-why-im-not-going-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Warner Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:50:53 +0000 http://www.rluxemburg.com/?p=1494#comment-1188 Sorry about misspelling Sorry about misspelling

]]> By: Warner http://www.rluxemburg.com/2009/02/07/on-google-latitude-and-why-im-not-going-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Warner Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:49:04 +0000 http://www.rluxemburg.com/?p=1494#comment-1187 Rachael The Phone Company has always known where your phone is. Cellular technology initially limited their knowledge to what cell, although the computer system knew what cells you were activating, it won't work without this knowledge. With modern technology, they can monitor which cells you are activating, relative signal strength and do a fair job of calculating position. A modern 911 center not only knows roughly where you are if you call but can track your phone's movement from cell to cell. It wouldn't suprise me at all to find out the system has long since been hacked and I don't think the Feebs would hesitate with a court order if they feel they 'need to know'. There is no privacy. Rachael

The Phone Company has always known where your phone is. Cellular technology initially limited their knowledge to what cell, although the computer system knew what cells you were activating, it won’t work without this knowledge. With modern technology, they can monitor which cells you are activating, relative signal strength and do a fair job of calculating position. A modern 911 center not only knows roughly where you are if you call but can track your phone’s movement from cell to cell.

It wouldn’t suprise me at all to find out the system has long since been hacked and I don’t think the Feebs would hesitate with a court order if they feel they ‘need to know’.

There is no privacy.

]]> By: Mike Harman http://www.rluxemburg.com/2009/02/07/on-google-latitude-and-why-im-not-going-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Mike Harman Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:32:07 +0000 http://www.rluxemburg.com/?p=1494#comment-1186 I agree 100%. My first thought when I read the release from Google was, "Hey, that's pretty cool." The more I thought about it however, the more I didn't really like the idea. A little too Big Brother for me. I agree 100%. My first thought when I read the release from Google was, “Hey, that’s pretty cool.” The more I thought about it however, the more I didn’t really like the idea. A little too Big Brother for me.

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