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Thursday, October 18. 2007

Can someone explain me the reasoning behind publishing your location via Places. Looks like an security problem to me. At least, when you make your plazes-Profile public, anyone can see where you are and - more imporant - can see when you not at home. I think, one or the other business will find this information quite useful. Normaly i try every available outrage ... but i hesiate to use plazes.

Posted by Joerg Moellenkamp in Blogosphere, English at 00:01 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)
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I think the idea is that you let all your friends know where you are and where you will be so they can meet up with you. I don't hardly go anywhere and hardly know anyone who would randomly meet me anywhere, so I didn't find much use for it and had much the same concern you did.

#1 K (Homepage) on 2007-10-18 01:55 (Reply)

I think plazes is a WEB 2.0 gadget like many others too. I use it, because it's nice to see who is near you. But you are right: I it also a kind of self observation -> (http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/10/tracking_hasan.html).

#2 Michael Gottwald (Homepage) on 2007-10-18 09:46 (Reply)

Yes, I'm thinking of installing wireless cameras in my home that automatically send pictures off to SmugMug whenever something moves and I'm not at home for that reason...

#3 Constantin Gonzalez (Homepage) on 2007-10-18 13:42 (Reply)

Been there, done that ... worked reasonably well, until Nabazarillion moved into my living room

Had to define a "ignore movements" zone ...

#3.1 Joerg+M. (Homepage) on 2007-10-18 16:59 (Reply)

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