Feb 7, 2009
Privacy group calls Google Latitude a ‘danger’ to security
A privacy group is calling Google Inc.’s new mapping application an “unnecessary danger” to users’ security and privacy.
The criticism comes just a day after Google Inc. unveiled Google Latitude, an upgrade to Google Maps that allows people to track the exact location of friends or family through their mobile devices. Google Latitude not only shows the location of friends, but it can also be used to contact them via SMS, Google Talk or Gmail.
As it stands right now, Latitude could be a gift to stalkers, prying employers, jealous partners and obsessive friends. The dangers to a user’s privacy and security are as limitless as the imagination of those who would abuse this technology. Read on.
Source:Â ComputerWorld
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