Google Lattitude - WTF?!
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Has anyone used Google Lattitude? I just tried it on a PC and the f
king thing has just pinpointed me on a map to the exact street I'm on.
This is just a "normal" iMac so it's not as if I'm using a phone with any sort of GPS in it, and an IP address at best narrows it down to the city.
Fair to say it's freaked me out a bit!
king thing has just pinpointed me on a map to the exact street I'm on.This is just a "normal" iMac so it's not as if I'm using a phone with any sort of GPS in it, and an IP address at best narrows it down to the city.
Fair to say it's freaked me out a bit!
Merlot said:
TheEnd said:
that, i believe, is from the google car recording all of the wifi names as it drove past.
Pinpoints my location to within about 10m. Google car did the survey before I bought my house so it won't have my Wifi details unless it's done a pass since.TheEnd said:
that, i believe, is from the google car recording all of the wifi names as it drove past.
I did think that, but I've only been with this ISP (and using this router) for six weeks and given I live in relative Nowheresvillle I'd be surprised if Google visit that frequently.killsta said:
standfree93 said:
killsta said:
It thinks I'm in Palo Alto, wherever the fk that is.
Palo Alto, San Francisco area... are you in San Francisco? k that is.
Edited by standfree93 on Monday 30th August 20:17
If I sign up for it with my phone... I'm not going to be bombarded with emails or charged for it or anything... am I?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_(software)
"A Geolocation module, which lets web applications detect the geographical location of their users."
I think google can index places near anyone else using "gears"
"A Geolocation module, which lets web applications detect the geographical location of their users."
I think google can index places near anyone else using "gears"
I believe your ISP gives them this information. Your IP address can be used, as well as the information your modem gives out. If you go here: http://www.grc.com/default.htm you can use the Shields Up to see the unique info your modem gives out - that is the sort of thing that identifies exactly who and where you are.
MaximumJed said:
If you go here: http://www.grc.com/default.htm you can use the Shields Up to see the unique info your modem gives out - that is the sort of thing that identifies exactly who and where you are.
Oh god...not Steve Gibson again. The man's a delusional paranoiac 
Famous Graham said:
MaximumJed said:
If you go here: http://www.grc.com/default.htm you can use the Shields Up to see the unique info your modem gives out - that is the sort of thing that identifies exactly who and where you are.
Oh god...not Steve Gibson again. The man's a delusional paranoiac paddyhasneeds said:
TheEnd said:
that, i believe, is from the google car recording all of the wifi names as it drove past.
I did think that, but I've only been with this ISP (and using this router) for six weeks and given I live in relative Nowheresvillle I'd be surprised if Google visit that frequently.I don't see how though.
An IP WHOIS on my IP address shows the details for that block (which are wrong anyway) and anything else should be from the exchange onwards.
I don't mean Lattitude knows my city, I mean it knows my street down to a few metres of where I bloody live.
I've never owned/used a phone with any sort of data connection or gps so it has to be tied to my ADSL connection as it's the only thing it can be.
An IP WHOIS on my IP address shows the details for that block (which are wrong anyway) and anything else should be from the exchange onwards.
I don't mean Lattitude knows my city, I mean it knows my street down to a few metres of where I bloody live.
I've never owned/used a phone with any sort of data connection or gps so it has to be tied to my ADSL connection as it's the only thing it can be.
paddyhasneeds said:
I don't see how though.
An IP WHOIS on my IP address shows the details for that block (which are wrong anyway) and anything else should be from the exchange onwards.
I don't mean Lattitude knows my city, I mean it knows my street down to a few metres of where I bloody live.
I've never owned/used a phone with any sort of data connection or gps so it has to be tied to my ADSL connection as it's the only thing it can be.
Might not have your wifi but the signal strength from neighbour 1 and from neighbour 2 means that its can have a damned good guess where you are.An IP WHOIS on my IP address shows the details for that block (which are wrong anyway) and anything else should be from the exchange onwards.
I don't mean Lattitude knows my city, I mean it knows my street down to a few metres of where I bloody live.
I've never owned/used a phone with any sort of data connection or gps so it has to be tied to my ADSL connection as it's the only thing it can be.
King Herald said:
"See your friends' locations and share yours with them"
Good grief, whatever next. I assume the next step is tracking your errant other half, when you sneakily enter their number?
Or is there some way a person will know if there location is being tracked?
Google latitude, and facebook places is going to end a fair few relationships I reckon. How long before the first 'jealous husband murder'.Good grief, whatever next. I assume the next step is tracking your errant other half, when you sneakily enter their number?
Or is there some way a person will know if there location is being tracked?
standfree93 said:
killsta said:
It thinks I'm in Palo Alto, wherever the fk that is.
Palo Alto, San Francisco area... are you in San Francisco? k that is.Edited by standfree93 on Monday 30th August 20:17
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