March 27th, 2009

Will New Tracker Tools for Your Cell Phone Give You Away?

By Erik Larkin, PC World

Cell phone apps like Loopt and the new Google Latitude allow you to track your friends' physical locations, and be tracked in return...

But here's the kicker: As Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation points out, the safeguards in place are only company policy, not a legal requirement. And policies can change.

Related Issues: Cell Tracking, Locational Privacy

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