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6 Reasons why Twitter Geolocation is a really, really bad idea

7 pointsby mgcreedalmost 16 years ago

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spooneybargeralmost 16 years ago
6 reasons that don't mean much because...<p>you can opt out. when one of your reasons includes:<p>"Yes, Twitter is making the Geolocation service opt-in, but if you try it out and forget to turn it off (which is likely to be all-too easy to do)"<p>I'm going to find most every other thing rather ummm... asinine. Esp this one:<p>"2. Celebrity slip-ups<p>Then there are celebrities – you might not care about them much but the fact some use Twitter brings a certain amount of kudos and glamour to the platform. Imagine if your favourite celebrities start accidentally giving away the location of their homes. Their privacy will be invaded by hoards of obsessives and before you know it the celebrities have jumped ship."
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