Comments on: Privacy in a World with Location Services http://www.mkoby.com/2009/12/04/privacy-in-a-world-with-location-services/ Commentary on Technology, Media, News & More Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eisley http://www.mkoby.com/2009/12/04/privacy-in-a-world-with-location-services/comment-page-1/#comment-5989 Eisley Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:06:04 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/?p=1428#comment-5989 I gave you an award... feel free NOT to display it :) EJ I gave you an award… feel free NOT to display it :) EJ

]]> By: Eisley http://www.mkoby.com/2009/12/04/privacy-in-a-world-with-location-services/comment-page-1/#comment-5878 Eisley Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:06:04 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/?p=1428#comment-5878 I gave you an award... feel free NOT to display it :) EJ I gave you an award… feel free NOT to display it :) EJ

]]> By: Michael Koby http://www.mkoby.com/2009/12/04/privacy-in-a-world-with-location-services/comment-page-1/#comment-5877 Michael Koby Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:45:30 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/?p=1428#comment-5877 That's (kind of) good to hear. I still feel that in some things, a certain level of discretion and privacy should be maintained, and seeing such a spot show up in the list of nearby spots definitely made me go "what the!" because it just seemed like a little much.<br><br>Good to know that you guys delete such spots on request though. That's (kind of) good to hear. I still feel that in some things, a certain level of discretion and privacy should be maintained, and seeing such a spot show up in the list of nearby spots definitely made me go “what the!” because it just seemed like a little much.

Good to know that you guys delete such spots on request though.

]]> By: Jonathan Carroll http://www.mkoby.com/2009/12/04/privacy-in-a-world-with-location-services/comment-page-1/#comment-5876 Jonathan Carroll Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/?p=1428#comment-5876 We definitely advocate common sense in spot creation, as well as spot check-ins. We find that almost all of the home spots like that in Gowalla are made by the homeowners themselves, and very rarely a visitor. We encourage people to be thoughtful before they do that, and we quickly delete any such spots upon request.<br><br>It is rare, not only in our experience but also in actively trying to keep an eye on these kinds of spots, that those home spots are made by someone who doesn't live there. We definitely advocate common sense in spot creation, as well as spot check-ins. We find that almost all of the home spots like that in Gowalla are made by the homeowners themselves, and very rarely a visitor. We encourage people to be thoughtful before they do that, and we quickly delete any such spots upon request.

It is rare, not only in our experience but also in actively trying to keep an eye on these kinds of spots, that those home spots are made by someone who doesn't live there.

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