Posts Tagged ‘Foursquare’

Geolocation services like Foursquare and Gowalla are all the rage right now. Riding on the wind of South by Soutwest (SXSW), they are adding users like mad.

But is the value of using these services really worth giving away all your location information?

What are your privacy limits?

What do you personally get out of using these types of geolocation services?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Ever wonder if it’s really safe to use location-based sites like Foursquare or Gowalla? The new site PleaseRobMe.com is trying to make a point by listing people who are checking in somewhere other than home via Foursquare.

Anyone who uses the services should know this is possible via a simple search or over Twitter searches, if the status update is auto-tweeted.

But this is an example of how technology usage is like having windows in a house. We sometimes sacrifice absolute security to allow light in and a view out.

And in that same vein, if you want to see the addresses of the people that built the site, just do a WhoIs search over PleaseRobMe.com and mail them your warmest regards.