my GPS and internet connection is on only when i want it on (not that i use facebook anyway, but in theory).
GPS alone would not give you precise location - it cant. the satellites intentionally randomize the location a few meters. this was done so no home-made GPS navigated bombs could be made to hit precise targets, as after all we are using military sattelites when we use GPS. Internet-GPS, well, good luck paying for that if you keep that on and it keeps checking.
This wont work till cheap mobile internet is around anyway, no need to panic.
That being said, i would have LOVED to know where some people are because when you organize a meeting and they are late i would definatelly want to know just how far they are and if they are even coming anyway.
tippy2k2 said:
I'm curious who this thing is actually for...
You go on a trip and have a large park/museum. your frineds have different interests so you split up. now you can easily find eachother when needed.
you organize a meeting and a friend is late. is he coming, is he far? you can now see!
Has you coworker left work already or are you able to meet him if you wait by the front door? well, now you can know.
there is plenty of legitimate uses.
also what riverwolf said.
Ed130 The Vanguard said:
There are simpler programs out there for phones that do the exact same thing, minus displaying the targets location to everyone of course.
the article clearly states that you can chose whom to display the location to.
Pyrian said:
This is why Android desperately needs the ability to simply deny certain privileges to certain Apps, whether they request it or not.
this, also force the developers to actually state the intent and have more categories. a program that needs to save data so i can do a "SAvegame" needs to be granted permission that could lead to it deleting all of my data. the permission as it is now is better than nothing but its way way outdated for user needs.
Falterfire said:
Alright, new futurist goal #1: Replace everybody with perfectly benevolent cyborgs. What's the worst that could happen?
welcome to the club. may our inperfect bodies last long enough to transform our conciuosness into a machine to rule them all!