LINK Quite an amazing result for me, if I follow the google map link in the article I get this map of all the places including hotels and restaurants I have been to during 2017, gathered from my mobile/cell phone tracked positions. Each red blob when hovered over gives the details of the exact location, it also gives journey times and transport used such as flights/trains/cars
Interesting but only you see the results unless you post them like you did. When I take a pic with my iPhone it puts it in what location I was when I took it...in my albums. Im one of those people that doesn't care who knows where I am.
I am the same none of this bothers me, I am amazed at the accuracy though and I guess it could be of use if anyone else could access the map, but can't think I do anything that interesting in my life to interest anybody, maybe I will be invited to be a spy for MI5 or the FSB as I travel so much
It's interesting to look back over the timeline to see where I have been in previous years, it jogs my memory it also has all your browsing history, plus all the YouTube videos you have watched .......
I can see my browsing history and YouTube history on my iPad....but nobody else can unless they know my password or hack me. Im not worried about Big Brother...just regular people maybe seeing what iv elooked at etc.
I guess my colonoscopy details will be on there tomorrow, together with my eating and drinking pattern afterwards
I once heard a government official state that cellphones and social media are an espionage agent's dream. They can track almost every government employee they choose and know what they are doing and where they are. Most people put that info into cyberspace without another thought. Insurance companies are the biggest users of the data and one of the clients that Facebook sell the data to. That is the one of the ways Zuckerberg makes his money. Insurers also buy your info from any loyalty or club memberships. They can tell you are lying if you say you don't smoke, but buy cigarettes, or only occasionally take a drink but they know you buy several bottles of bourbon a week. Credit card data is also for sale. Big Brother is her, folks! He's just a few year later than predicted.
Doesn't bother me @Don Alaska ...I don't lie. Government is welcome to my info...nothing exciting. I have nothing to lose and nothing to take and no reason to lie....my life is easy and simple and an open book.
I just like privacy, and I don't want my neighbors to know everything about me. Medical records are kept confidential for the same reason. Even if you have nothing to hide, it simply isn't anybody's business. That is why I am not on social media. I am not doing anything illegal or immoral, I am just a private person--see Fourth Amendment.
I don't feel that any of my rights have been infringed upon and it's not something I really worry about happening.
At my age, I am not worried about who knows what about me. If I am breaking any laws, they are stupid laws that should be defied anyhow. I still resent that stuff that is no one else's business is not only available to government, but to marketers as well. and that others are profiting by selling my information. I also hate that businesses are not held responsible for keeping our data safe, but that's another matter. To me, the larger danger is to society. People growing up today have to groom their lives as if they are aspiring presidential candidates. To me, mistakes are a big part of who we are, as people, but today every mistake is tracked, and logged. Rather than being able to experiment with things that may not work out, every action may come back to bite you later, and not only if you decide to run for political office. These things can be used against you in such things as being accepted by a school, getting a job, renting an apartment, obtaining a license, or going into business. You might think that this is a good thing because it forces people to be responsible for their actions, and there's some truth to that, but it also removes or minimizes opportunities for people who might otherwise be able to go on to live happy, productive lives.
Not only political office, but almost any job. Most reputable companies do a data search (or pay someone to do one) on any responsible position. Stuff you posted to social media especially can come back to bite you years later. Most young people who have posted things and photos of themselves committing crimes, smoking dope, chugging beer, or posing unclothed can appear years later in a job interview. As we have recently seen, political candidates are being criticized for what they did 40 years ago. I doubt most people are not the same person that they were 40 years ago, and don't hold the same beliefs or live by the same standards...but the public is willing to judge them against today's (transitory) standards.
I only have an idiot phone. (flip phone) no smart phone. I don't know how much can be tracked on that. As far as Facebook goes, I want my data investigated. My cats should be seen by as many people as possible since they are such pretty kitties. I don't have my location, home town, job or things like that listed on Facebook.