Comments on: Pleaserobme.com Highlights the Risk of Location-Based Services http://blog.bendtech.com/2010/02/pleaserobme-com-highlights-the-risk-of-location-based-services/ A Grassroots Experiment In Building Central Oregon's Tech Community Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James Gentes http://blog.bendtech.com/2010/02/pleaserobme-com-highlights-the-risk-of-location-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1530 James Gentes Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:12:45 +0000 http://blog.bendtech.com/?p=1907#comment-1530 Great points, thanks for the comment. It sounds like it's the combination of location-based services (like Foursquare) and public feeds (like Twitter) that people have to be cautious of. Location-based services in general are fine as long as people are aware of who they include in those social networks. Great points, thanks for the comment. It sounds like it’s the combination of location-based services (like Foursquare) and public feeds (like Twitter) that people have to be cautious of. Location-based services in general are fine as long as people are aware of who they include in those social networks.

]]> By: Cassondra http://blog.bendtech.com/2010/02/pleaserobme-com-highlights-the-risk-of-location-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 Cassondra Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:42:23 +0000 http://blog.bendtech.com/?p=1907#comment-1528 I like how Foursquare responded to the most recent privacy vs. sharing debate brought on by Please Rob Me: http://foursquare.tumblr.com/post/397625136/on-foursquare-location-privacy An important consideration is that foursquare "friendships" are two-way, based on mutual agreement, while Twitter is a one-way agreement meaning anyone can follow your feed (as long as it is made public). This imbalance is cause for concern but pushing Foursquare messages to twitter and facebook is always optional. Ultimately, this is another illustration of how behaviors are changing. Regular examination of privacy policies and conscious cultivation of social graphs remains important as we navigate and build our social presence. I like how Foursquare responded to the most recent privacy vs. sharing debate brought on by Please Rob Me: http://foursquare.tumblr.com/post/397625136/on-foursquare-location-privacy

An important consideration is that foursquare “friendships” are two-way, based on mutual agreement, while Twitter is a one-way agreement meaning anyone can follow your feed (as long as it is made public). This imbalance is cause for concern but pushing Foursquare messages to twitter and facebook is always optional.

Ultimately, this is another illustration of how behaviors are changing. Regular examination of privacy policies and conscious cultivation of social graphs remains important as we navigate and build our social presence.

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