Comments on: Google Opening Location-Sharing Doors

By: 3 Reasons Google Isn’t Too Late With the Latitude API

3 Reasons Google Isn’t Too Late With the Latitude API — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:33:52 +0000

[...] Google is putting privacy first. When Latitude launched, I wrote that Google is opening location-sharing doors. A big player supporting location means that conversations about privacy will become more [...]

By: Google Gives Me My Location Data - Map Scripting

Google Gives Me My Location Data - Map Scripting — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:49:49 +0000

[...] that Google opened Latitude, their location-sharing site, to provide access to the data. Since I complained that was missing at launch, it’s only fair that I give credit when they make it [...]

By: Map Your Family in Realtime - Map Scripting

Map Your Family in Realtime - Map Scripting — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:51:51 +0000

[...] like Google’s Latitude, this is starting an important conversation about location. Also like Latitude, I really wish the phone carriers included APIs so I can access my own [...]

By: Shizzow! Location Sharing Goes Public - Map Scripting

Shizzow! Location Sharing Goes Public - Map Scripting — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:59:57 +0000

[...] Plus, Shizzow views itself as a platform first and a site second. Shizzow launched with an API, a feature shockingly absent from data-hoarding Latitude. [...]

By: AdamD

AdamD — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:19:19 +0000

Agreed on FireEagle. It’s great as a platform. Google instead launched a user-facing service. I wish we could combine the two. I want data from Latitude and I’d like FireEagle to have an interface that would drive adoption.

By: John

John — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:30:49 +0000

I think Yahoo’s FireEagle project handles location privacy issues really well. Very up front about your ability to control the level of granularity that various sites/application have to your location data.