Spring Break
The Daily OrangeGoogle launches mobile GPS
By Alexandra Abrams
Posted: 2/24/09, 12:55 AM EST Section: News
George Little, a freshman architecture major, said Google Latitude is a technological breakthrough, but with its advantages, it has its faults.
"I would use Latitude if I was going to go do something dangerous on my own, like snowboarding or something hazardous," Little said. "Using Latitude would allow someone to find me if something bad happened and I was unable to get help. It does pose a security risk though, because anything can be hacked into and that information could be used against people."
Allie Ditkowich, a freshman writing and rhetoric major, said between texting, phone calls, voicemails and Facebook, Latitude is something she probably wouldn't use unless her friends were also using it.
"It's not the type of thing I want to bother with, I really don't need it," Ditkowich said. "The only way Latitude would be helpful is if a concerned parent was nervous about their child going away to college or a crazy girlfriend wanting to know where her boyfriend was at all times."
aanavas@syr.edu
"I would use Latitude if I was going to go do something dangerous on my own, like snowboarding or something hazardous," Little said. "Using Latitude would allow someone to find me if something bad happened and I was unable to get help. It does pose a security risk though, because anything can be hacked into and that information could be used against people."
Allie Ditkowich, a freshman writing and rhetoric major, said between texting, phone calls, voicemails and Facebook, Latitude is something she probably wouldn't use unless her friends were also using it.
"It's not the type of thing I want to bother with, I really don't need it," Ditkowich said. "The only way Latitude would be helpful is if a concerned parent was nervous about their child going away to college or a crazy girlfriend wanting to know where her boyfriend was at all times."
aanavas@syr.edu
Viewing Comments 1 - 1 of 1
Min-woo Kim
posted 2/24/09 @ 10:30 PM EST
[Title: Google Ocean + Google Latitude = Real-time Fishing LBS Contents]
Have you heard about Real-time Fishing LBS Contents? We have proposed this Service Model to Google over 3 years ago. (Continued…)
Post a Comment