Slashdot and LBS phones

Slashdot has a thread on cell phones and LBS:

Cell Phone Tracking In the UK
Posted by Zonk on Sunday February 26, @02:21PMfrom
the beep-beep-beep dept.

jvlb writes "The BBC reports on cell phone tracking systems now available in Britain. The correspondent addresses the privacy and security issues that ensue." From the article: "With more and more children owning mobile phones, special attention needs to be given to who can track them. If you are not a genuine parent or guardian, the code requires location services to check that both the tracker and the person being tracked can prove they are consenting adults. Mr Macleod says: 'The person that is to be located has to demonstrate to the service provider they are at least 16 years old.'"

Head over there to add to the comments (139 and climbing). Dialogue is important on these services. Anyone attempting to build an Locaton Based Service without entering into discussion with users via Online Communities is courting disaster, I reckon.

I wonder if the beep-beep-beep department sits near the ring-ring-ring section? Must be as noisy as ...

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