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Google Introduces Personal Location Tracking
Search giant Google has recently upgraded its extremely popular mapping software with a tool which allows users to track each other using their computer or mobile phone. Other companies offered similar services this past year; however, this is Google’s first foray into the market. While this type of software raises concerns regarding privacy issues, the considerable benefits, from social networking to advertising to knowing where an Alzheimer's patient is at any given time, cannot be ignored.
Google has promised not to keep track of the history of an individual’s movements, however, the potential is there and other similar services such as Where.com have made no such promise. Users of this type of service are well advised to read their terms of service to determine how data about their movements is being used.
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http://www.thestreet.com/story/10461859/1/google-unveils-people-tracking-software.html