Comments on: Sniff Aims To Answer the Question, Where You At?

By: 5 Ways Your Gadgets Will Betray Your Privacy - GigaOM

5 Ways Your Gadgets Will Betray Your Privacy - GigaOM — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:22:41 +0000

[...] waiting in line for tickets to the latest “Indiana Jones” flick? Thanks to the combination of location-based services delivered via cell phone and social networks, you may find yourself caught or at least having to [...]

By: Andreas

Andreas — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:23:15 +0000

Sounds some what like the GPS Buddies service (http://www.gpsbuddies.com) from GPS-Buddy (http://www.gps-buddy.com).

By: Curtis

Curtis — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:09:12 +0000

I personally have some concern with Sniff, as well as other location based applications which provide my “presence” to others. Though they are permission based, I see much opportunity for abuse. This said, I agree in principle with Duane and Dan, particularly being a marketer as I think today’s teens and 20 somethings embrace this form of mobile technology as simply another form of communication.

By: dan

dan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:51:05 +0000

i think that’s the only good thing Helio had going for them… i want this feature bad on my iphone… but who’s to say google won’t get involved soon… hopefully.

By: Duane Storey

Duane Storey — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:22:04 +0000

I’m into it. I’ve always wanted a buddy list sorted by distance from me. That way if I was having beers or wanting to go see a movie, I could see which of my friends were close to me. I don’t see any problem with it, as long as I have to allow specific people to see my location.