Tempest in a Mobile Phone: Protecting Your Geo-Privacy

Courtesy ZDNET - Between the Lines  Mon, 08/18/2008 - 12:33pm

The next great privacy tempest seems like a yawner: What will happen with the data gathered by social networking or personal information services that track where you and your friends are?

Like with TV, if you don’t like what you’re gonna get, don’t get into it. After all, it’s you who’s tapping [...]


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