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I'm looking through all this, and one question comes to mind: you iphone users know when an app first asks if it can access your location data? Well, I'm thinki
by freejoe76 16y ago
I'm looking through all this, and one question comes to mind: you iphone users know when an app first asks if it can access your location data? Well, I'm thinking here: Does that mean it can access your location data even when you're not using that app?
- wmf 16y agoIn the age of multitasking, I'm not sure that "when you're not using the app" is even defined. But yeah, it looks like this service can get your location even if you haven't installed an app at all.
- ktsmith 16y agoIt very much sounds like the carriers are selling out their customers location data. My first thought when I read about this was how the hell do I opt out. I'm guessing you won't be able to until the carriers are inevitably sued.
- bengross 16y agoThe company says the service is opt in this press release: http://www.location-labs.com/press_article.php?newsid=80 http://www.location-labs.com/press_article.php?newsid=80 and in the comments here: http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/21/location-labs/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/21/location-labs/ and here: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/is_geofencing_the_next_evolution_for_location_apps_location_labs_thinks_so.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/is_geofencing_the_next_... Although, I have to say this is not at all clear (at least to me) from reading through their website or even by reading their privacy policy http://location-labs.com/privacy.php http://location-labs.com/privacy.php
- fulford 16y agoYes, it's 100% opt in.
- 1337p337 16y agoThis article seems to resemble PR copypasta, but over-looking that, it is a little comforting that the thing is opt-in. That kind of sheds doubt on the 250M figure, though. Do they mean 250M potential users?
- fulford 16y agoExactly - 250M potential users is what they mean. Right now they probably have very few consumer opt-ins.