| Upload Your Current Location In Your Facebook Account Using Your IPhone |
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| Written by David T. Hersch |
| Friday, 03 September 2010 10:50 |
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There have been a lot of privacy concerns that has been presented against Facebook that they should advice their users not to upload private personal information in their accounts that my well be used by some criminals.
There have been a lot of privacy concerns that has been presented against Facebook that they should advice their users not to upload private personal information in their accounts that my well be used by some criminals. But despite of all these issues, folks from the famous social network site are planning to start yet another service for their users which can either be of help or add to the privacy concerns again. A neat service called 'Places" is being developed that will allow a FB account owner register a GPS capable mobile phone like the iPhone to their Facebook account and friends can be able to see the persons exact location in real time virtually in any part of the planet. This is quite fun and helpful for friends and relatives who want to get in touch all the time and for businesses as well so they can tract key employee's location when they are in the field. Facebook has not yet made clear how they can expect to earn money by providing the service for free but we can expect that it is a move to compete with the top location finding websites around which is Google. It is true that using this kind of free service is fun and beneficial but if left unchecked there is a very real danger here. That kind of information once in the hands of the wrong people like a kidnapper who has a different purpose of opening a FB account can be frightening indeed. If your data was not securely checked instead of a friend following your every move, it could be a kidnapper or a killer who will be keeping his eye on you. As a wise user, it is advised to avoid uploading sensitive personal data in your FB account that every body can see. If you want to use Places in FB, make sure only your trusted and close friends can view your exact location other wise someone might be monitoring your movements without you even knowing it. One of the mobile phones that can be connected in FB with GPS capabilities is the iPhone once the service is available for public use. Now as owners of the iPhone bought their gadgets iPhone insurance to safeguard their rather expensive mobile phone. Insurance for iPhone helps owner from financial distraught in case it was lost or damaged so it is quite important that an owner of the iPhone like myself get this precaution. This is what iPhone insurance is for. Yet once you have decided to use FB's new location service and upload your personal data and location for every one to see, this may sound creepy and scary, but you might as well get life insurance for your self too because you have just made your life 10 times more riskier and dangerous than before. But fortunately, Facebook does allow a prudent user to be able to edit and choose who the right persons only that can see your location using Places in the even you do decide to register your iPhone and use this new and intriguing service. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Want to find out more about iPhone insurance, then visit our site on how to choose the best insurance for iPhone for your needs |