All modern smartphones that've been manufactured in the last 3 years have a GPS chip in them or even more accurately aGPS. Its purpose was so that map applications could pin point where you were and give you directions to where you want to go. This seems like it is awfully convenient if its only you that knows your location
there were a number of location aware or location-centric social media tools recently, such as:
Gowalla
Foursquare
Brightkite
Loopt
Google Buzz
They permit you to update your chums on your location, but who else is watching
Now with even Facebook and Twitter allowing you to add your location to tweets, how safe is that information As your messages are open for anybody to view, potential thieves may be trying to find occasions to break in when they know you are out. Other security worries also include people stalking one another, it happens more frequently than you think.
So what are you able to do Well, you are going to need to appraise your security worries with the ease of your mates knowing where you are. To some it's a no brainer the fun factor for such applications far outweigh the consequences, should it even come to that. For others that are far more worried you will need to go into the settings of the location program you use to try and find out how you can boost your security and control who has accessibility to your locations. Always take care where and with who you share your location. Some media tools update social sites for you automatically telling your friends where you are. Apps like this can be very handy when you need to find your way around and you will never be loast again but just remember to turn them off when they are not needed.
Prosyn advise that for business reasons, all privacy options be set to the maximum for security. For other IT support questions do get in touch with our team.
there were a number of location aware or location-centric social media tools recently, such as:
Gowalla
Foursquare
Brightkite
Loopt
Google Buzz
They permit you to update your chums on your location, but who else is watching
Now with even Facebook and Twitter allowing you to add your location to tweets, how safe is that information As your messages are open for anybody to view, potential thieves may be trying to find occasions to break in when they know you are out. Other security worries also include people stalking one another, it happens more frequently than you think.
So what are you able to do Well, you are going to need to appraise your security worries with the ease of your mates knowing where you are. To some it's a no brainer the fun factor for such applications far outweigh the consequences, should it even come to that. For others that are far more worried you will need to go into the settings of the location program you use to try and find out how you can boost your security and control who has accessibility to your locations. Always take care where and with who you share your location. Some media tools update social sites for you automatically telling your friends where you are. Apps like this can be very handy when you need to find your way around and you will never be loast again but just remember to turn them off when they are not needed.
Prosyn advise that for business reasons, all privacy options be set to the maximum for security. For other IT support questions do get in touch with our team.
About the Author:
Lois Park has recently joined the team at Prosyn and is helping with internal small business IT Support setups. This Security task was one of her first projects. At Prosyn we focus on our internal systems as much as we do when providing Business IT Support to our customers.
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