tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200358893539431848.post3957894460194304176..comments2023-11-02T08:08:51.638+00:00Comments on nick burcher: Latitude - 'Google puts spy in your pocket'Nick Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882585281219264601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200358893539431848.post-91946285675850693422009-02-05T18:06:00.000+00:002009-02-05T18:06:00.000+00:00Nick, I found your blog while looking for some twi...Nick, I found your blog while looking for some twitter data to throw in a college students face, except when I got to the end of your post, I found she was somewhat right. But just wanted to add, you have some nice content on the site and as far as Latitude goes, it's a severe crimp in companies that are trying to or are selling external LBS devices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200358893539431848.post-81691692701335323812009-02-05T12:02:00.000+00:002009-02-05T12:02:00.000+00:00Surely location based ads are Google's natural nex...Surely location based ads are Google's natural next phase for Latitude? As Google have not been able to cut it with accurate IP targeting, this looks like the only route to serve location based ads - though typical Google to brush it up as a social solution. <BR/><BR/>Though, if people are freaked out by the likes of behavioural targeting/Phorm-like platforms, they won't be best pleased to give themselves up for Google.<BR/><BR/>Another point worth mentioning, when Loopt announced a location based social network at WWDC last year - it seems to have disappeared...<BR/><BR/>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-9963268-26.html<BR/><BR/>I won't be giving Latitude the time of day, some things need to stay private!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200358893539431848.post-2457828803870010092009-02-05T11:09:00.000+00:002009-02-05T11:09:00.000+00:00Is it really that different from mobile phone comp...Is it really that different from mobile phone companies knowing exactly where you are already? Except when you are on the Underground, when responsibility for tracking your movements switches over to TFL via Oyster cards. Sounds like a lot of 'fight the future' sub-editing to meAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877731988277131069noreply@blogger.com