Most people have cell phones. Their ubiquitous presence makes the ongoing development of new services for use with cellphones a natural outgrowth of this technology. This week’s article points out benefits and concerns regarding the GPS chips that are placed in many cellphones. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment about the article and my questions.
Does your cellphone have GPS capability? Do you know others who have cellphones with this feature? Do you agree with the comment about people your age being fond of sharing your comings and goings on the Internet? Is a service like Loopt or Buddy Beacon available here in
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This program has some pros and cons; I would not want to have this program on my phone. No, my phone does not have the GPS capability, at least I hope so. There are many cell phones with this capability of the GPS. MY father has the program on his phone but whenever we try to activate the program is says “unavailable”. I do not agree with the comment about people your age being fond of sharing your comings and goings on the Internet. Most kids are already watched by there parents for 24hours, and when they go out the kids should be able to have some free time alone. But now with this system kids can not have 1 second with out there parents looking after them. A service like Loopt or Buddy Beacon is not available here in Jordan. I have never heard of a system like that available in Amman.
If the systems were available in Jordan, well I know most kids would have this chipped into there phone, but since Amman is a kind of small place I think parents will know were your kids are. I know my parents wouldn’t be too strict about me using it, they would probably offer it like 2 or 3 times but if insist on not having the system they will be okay with my decision. But on the other hand this service can be useful if you were to get kidnapped the police can track you down very easily. I Would be willing to pay maybe 100 jds per 2 months but if the program was none stop and I could view it whenever I want to and wherever I want to. Some privacy will be lost, actually all of your privacy will be lost, and the people who are watching you will be able to keep track of you for 24 hours. There I no other program im aware of at the time but I know these programs will expand and probably in 2 years it might even reach to Jordan.
My phone does not happen to have GPS on it. So far, I have not met anybody who has told me that their phone has GPS, but I’m sure a few people I know have a GPS system on their phone but don’t activate it. I do agree with the comment that people my age are fond of sharing their comings and goings because you hear a lot of people my age talking about what places they went to and whom they saw. However, when the subject comes to if services like Loopt and Buddy Beacon are available in Jordan; I believe they’re not available since GPS doesn’t exist in Jordan. However, if it were available in Jordan, I would not use it, because I really don’t feel comfortable about people knowing my whereabouts all the time, and if I decide to turn it off, the people who are part of my group will become suspicious. If I actually decided to buy this service I would estimate it to cost around $75 a month, but I think it should only cost $25. The Privacy risks we should be concerned about with this service are that 1) the company that provides this service somehow guarantees us that it’s not always watching us and 2) that any unwanted person doesn’t gain access to where you are due to a mistake by a company employee. I haven’t really heard of any nascent services for cell phones, but then again, I really don’t keep up on the latest cell phone technology.
Overall, I think this is a good idea, but I wouldn’t use it. I think it is a good idea for people who are usually late because if you have to meet up with someone who is constantly late, you can just check where the person is and not have to call him. Also if a mother has a teenage child and wants to know where s/he is, the mother can just check the map on her phone. However I would not use it because I am nearly always on time for my appointments and I don’t like people to know where I am all the time. Nontheless I believe this is a great service and it’s interesting to see what other cell phone services will be created in the future.
I believe that this idea of tracking your friends is a great idea, it helps in many different sections in a persons life, for example you are waiting for your mom on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant or your house or any place, and your mother is late, instead of calling her and asking her where is she etc, you can just check where she is, and if she is far away wait inside or do something that will make time pass by. Also if you are looking for a friend that you are supposed to hang out with at the mall or something and he is not there, you can just locate where he is. I believe that my cell phone does have the ability to use GPS. I know that all recent phones probably do have the ability to use GPS. I do not know if there is anyone who uses the GPS to locate people, especially here in Amman.
I do not agree with people that share their comings and goings with people online, I think it is enough that they share it by cell phones, but by internet is just too much. Anyone can find you, whether they know you or not. I do not think that Loopt or Buddy Beacon are here in Jordan, there might be something like them with Zain or Orange maybe. If it was available in Jordan I would actually use it. I�d love to be able to find everyone and know where they are. I know for sure my mom would love to know where I am every second of the day. I think that 5-15 JD a month is a good price, if the price exceeded 15 I would not use it, it is too expensive, sometimes my phone bill isn�t over 15JD. I think that it is respecting ones privacy by being able to turn your GPS system to invisible. I think that if someone stole a phone and did not know how to use the GPS system to turn it to invisible can be tracked down. It is a very good way to find stealers that have stolen phones, or stole a car that have the phone inside etc.
I think this is very interesting although I don’t think it would work in Jordan. My phone does not have GPS. I don’t think I know anybody who has GPS on their phones but I know people who have a normal GPS system. Yes most people I know on the internet share where they are right now although not as exact as it looks on this picture shown. I don’t think there is any GPS in Jordan at all none of them work here. So there probably is no thing as Loopt.
I think that if there were something like it I would use it sometimes but definitely not every day. I don’t think i would pay to have it at all or would pay very little. It might then take longer to call and ask where they are but its cheaper and you get a more exact answer and can also find out where they are going. I don’t think anybody wants everybody to know where you are all the time you have to have some privacy after all. I don’t know any other services for GPS on cell phones.
This article was very interesting and opened my eyes toward these kinds of programs. This article talks about how people can be tracked down through programs on cell phones like Loopt. The creator of this program figured that if friends are wondering were others are, they do not need to call them, but find them on a map on their cell phone. Through this program, friends and family can be located where ever they are. This program takes away a lot of the privacy people have. That is why, the owners are requesting that text messages should be sent showing who wants to find you on their program. Through this article, I can see that people are going too far with technology. Presently, they are violating a person’s privacy.
Presently I own a Nokia N73, which has the GPS program. Many of family members and friends have similar programs on their cell phones. Many people today are not afraid of giving their personal information on the internet. One website that is common is “My Space“. In this website people give away the school they are enrolled in, their names, their phone numbers, their beliefs, and much more. Personally, I disagree with these people, because it could give another person a chance to find your location. I would have to say Jordan is not very advanced in technology. GPS in Jordan is limited to certain people, so it is impossible for a company like Loopt to open here. Moreover, I can guess that the Jordanian government will carefully study this proposal with its benefits and opportunities. Personally, even if a company like Loopt opened in Jordan, I would not use it not only because it violates my privacy, but also because the cost associated with it. I also believe that these tools could compromise personal safety and security. In conclusion, I would have to say that these kinds of companies should not be supported because they will cause many problems in the future.
My cell phone does not have a GPS capability. I do have friends who live in the USA that have a cell phone with a GPS featured in it, and they believe that it is very useful. Although personally, I think its sort of creepy but I do agree with the comment that people my age being fond of comings and goings on the internet. Although only if the privacy is by your choice secure that i agree with the comment; which it isn't. Services like Loopt or Buddy Beacon are not available in Jordan. Even if they were, I know a lot of my friends and their families that would probably get the GPS and I probably wouldn't. I think it's sort of creepy to have people know where you are every minute, I'd start to feel unsafe and insecure. I think the privacy risks are stocking and word slips between clients. Although, I would actually think twice about it in my mind and get this application so incase of emergencies ill turn it on; but I believe for me at least it's a waste of money if I only turn it on in case of emergencies. I would probably think the GPS would cost $70 a month instead of acutally being $30. I don't know of any other nascent services for cell phones.
My cell phone doesn’t have a GPS system. I don't think I know anyone that has this feature on their phone. I most certainly agree with the comment about people my age being fond of sharing their comings and goings on the Internet. I think that is what makes the new programs online for example Facebook very popular. There is no service like Loopt or Buddy Beacon available here in Jordan or at least that I know of. Most likely I wouldn’t use this service, because I don’t really like the idea of people knowing where I am all the time, I just think that would deprive me from my privacy. If say I would use it, I wouldn’t pay more than 70 JDs a year for it. Privacy risks would mostly include the people working in the company, because the other people that see me are my friends or family and they're safe. I really don’t know much about phone services, I just know some of the networks like Zain or Orange, nothing more.
I think this system is a new and good idea. Parents would always know where their teenage kids are running off to. However, I am thinking it's not a good idea for the teenagers who don’t want their parents knowing where they are all the time, and if they decide to block them then the parents would be suspicious and mad. In other cases, it is good for a kidnapping case for exampple if someone had their phone with them, then they could track him or her down. Or in other cases if someone stole your phone you'd easily know where it is! All in all I think it's a great advance in the technology, and a great system. But personally I wouldn’t use it, even if it was available in Jordan.
My phone does not have GPS capability in it but I do know two people who have one on their phone. Both my brother and a classmate who have the same phone, (Nokia N95), have it as an option. I know that it does not work in Jordan but my brother used it to get directions in Canada this summer. I do agree that people are fond of where everyone is on the internet. There are lots of programs online that people use to know where their friend is or what they're up to, such as Facebook and MySpace. Programs like Email and MSN messenger however, are a lot more private and are not available for everyone to see. A service like Loopt or Buddy Beacon is not available in Jordan. And if it were available I would still not use it because I wouldn’t like people knowing where I am 24 hours a day. I wouldn’t even be able to block them, because then they'll just be even more suspicious and curious to why I have blocked them. If any of these programs were available in Jordan I would actually pay $2.99 which is the original price of these programs. I think that the main privacy risk we have to be aware of is that people you probably don’t want watching your every move are actually well aware of where you are all the time. I don't think that I know anymore nascent services for cell phones.
Personally, I think the idea of knowing where all your friends are at all times and them knowing where you are is very creepy. I don’t like the idea one bit because of many reasons. First of all, if your friend’s phone got stolen then the person who stole the phone can know where you are and start stalking you! Secondly, if by any chance you don’t want someone to know where you are and you block them, then they will just get mad and ask too many questions. It will just create more problems. Also, if you are late to a meeting or school you can never make up an excuse anymore for why you were late!! And my final comment is that are people seriously too lazy to just call and ask where a friend is rather than create this entire problem??!!
I don't think that it is exactly something you would call privacy lost, because you chose to have it most of the time. And you could block people, so that they won't know where you are. But it is a problem if you are forced to by your boss, I don't see why your boss would care where you are. Even though there is a reason, I am pretty sure he would understand when you block him and want some privacy.
My phone doesn't have a GPS system but I think it would be really cool if it did though, except it would be cooler if only I could track down people and no body could track me down, because it probably would be annoying if you had like 50 people knowing where you are. I don't know any one that has GPS in their phone, because I think it's not available in Jordan. But I do know people who have it in their car, and I think it's cool because it would be very helpful if you got lost.
I think when people buy these GPS tracking systems and being able to be tracked they should think about it because do you really want some one to know where you are. And if you block them they will say why did you block me? And your wife or girlfriend would get really mad and would get the impression that you are cheating on her so then she doesn't want to be with you anymore, and you weren't cheating on her you just needed some privacy. So even though it's really cool, it still is a very big pain, and you would probably be better without it in the long run.
My cell phone does not have a GPS system that works in Jordan. However if it did I would ponder the thought, and most likely buy it. I would probably pay 20 JDs a month for it. I would love the service, it would save me time and money because I don’t need to call and ask. Instead just pick up my phone and check.
I would be concerned if random people could find me, or if my family members used the service, because it takes away the sense of privacy that youth today value. But then again you wont need your parents calling you every 7 minutes.
My Phone has the G.P.S Capability? I know, my dad has a cell phone with this Feature, but he does not use it to track people. The tracking service is not including. I agree that people are age could be found at the internet, because, The internet is a very harm place to be on, and could get you in many trouble, so it could be good if someone was there to tell you, hey dude, don’t do that. At first I though Loop, Or body share, were small toys for the kinds, until I read this article, So nope, there is not service like that. If it were, I would think twice before using such a program. It could be risky, and helpful. I would be willing to pay 5$ a month on this serves, if I used it. The privacy we should worry about is the people who we would add to are Tracking list, moreover they could stalk us. I Don’t know any other nascent service that has this.
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