Posted on 02/04/2009 7:55:11 AM PST by DaveyB
CBS) Google is releasing free software Wednesday that enables people to keep track of each other using their cell phones.
CNET got a sneak peek at it, and CNET-TV Senior Editor and Early Show contributor Natali Del Conte explained how it works on the show Tuesday.
She says "Latitude" uses GPS systems and what's called cell tower triangulation to do the job. The software seeks the closest three cell towers and, with GPS, combines the data to show where someone is.
It is designed to work on any phone with Internet capabilities, except the iPhone.
"Latitude" is being marketed as a tool that could help parents keep tabs on their children's locations, but it can be used for anyone to find anyone else, assuming permission is given.
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Let’s start with the Google executive staff and board of directors ... see how they like it.
I’m curious what parents would think about using it on their children’s phone.
If the govt did this, it would be ABUSE.
Google does the exact thing, and it is KEWL.
Bizarre how people think!
Is this really necessary? What ever happend to a right to privacy. I know it went out the door with the internet and GPS, but this is a bit over the top.
this will be used by the numerous people on FaceBook who have to let you know they just took the garbage out.
We are the frog in the pot of water, the fire is slowly heating the water up... you know how it turns out.
Key phrase.
This will be the rationale: it's "for the safety of our children."
Later it will be a 'feature' mandated by Homeland Security for our 'safety.'
This will take co-dependence to a whole new level.
Google Latitude is a feature of Google Maps for mobile on these phones:
* Android-powered devices, such as the T-Mobile G1
* iPhone and iPod touch devices (coming soon)
* most color BlackBerry devices
* most Windows Mobile 5.0+ devices
* most Symbian S60 devices (Nokia smartphones)
* many Java-enabled (J2ME) mobile phones, such as Sony Ericsson devices (coming soon)
“Is this really necessary?”
it’s just making something public that’s already widely in use.
hey, it’s pro-accountability, in a way.
“Let’s start with the Google executive staff and board of directors ... see how they like it.”
Or 0 via his Blackberry.
Those who have habitual little liars who must be out and about, but cannot be trusted. If I were in that situation (which I’m not), you better believe I’d do whatever it took to control my children - that’s my job.
Google rolls out SkyNet with NASA. Use dogpile.com.
Dogpile search engine helps American soldiers.
Google and Dear Leader help Al Qeada. Google is actually asking for stimulus money. Seriously.
“Use dogpile.com”
Yeah it’s OK. I prefer scroogle.org
Doubleplusungood!
Test it out on our congressional racketeers..
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