Things to know about GPS-based websites

25 August, 2010

Knowing how to work and play safely with GPS-based sites such as FourSquare is paramount.  They are gaining in popularity and can pose security risks to unwitting users.  These sites are member based and involve frequent “check-ins” from members via a cell phone app that uses the phone’s geolocation technology – the technology that gives the real world geographic location of the phone and, by extension, whoever has the phone. Those status updates are then sent out to social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter, increasing the exposure of the member’s current location.