[LINK] PI discovers flaw in Google phone tracking system

[Richard Chirgwin]

Stilgherrian wrote:
> Translated, this just says that if you leave your phone unattended  
> someone could install software on it that you don't know about. This  
> has ALWAYS been the case since there as GPS and Java in phones. There  
> is no new security or privacy threat here.
>
> Stil
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I must be getting old; I thought about this for a few hours before
deciding to post.

You're probably a special case in general, Stil; at the very least, your
consent to publish location information can be regarded as an informed
consent.

I don't think this will be the case for most Latitude users. They will
do so as followers of a cargo cult, without thinking much about either
the T&Cs, or the implications of the constantly-published location.

Cheers,
RC