New Phone Uses GPS To Locate Your Contacts

Salvance writes "Palo Alto-based Loopt Inc. has announced an agreement with Sprint Nextel to immediately begin offering their cell phone mapping service to all 3.8 Million Sprint Boost subscribers (Sprint Boost is a service specifically targeting the under-25 market). This service will notify users when another subscriber in their contact list is within 25 miles, providing a real-time map displaying their contacts' locations. According to the article, the only apparent privacy safeguard is to provide users the option to 'temporarily cut out from being spotted by their friends.' Given a retailer's propensity to package together extra services, and the average user's lack of knowledge regarding their phone's capabilities, this new service seems ripe for abuse."

Wow! GPS enabled contacts?!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd think that'd be the bigger news. They're so tiny! And now I will never lose them.

*chime*

[Rob T Firefly]

Hmm? Oh, pardom me guys, it's a mesasge on my phone...

ted from acctg is shaggin ur gf lol

Thanks, Sprint!

I felt him

[jeepee]

Welcome, young Skywalker. [Looking at cell phone] I have been expecting you.

Well...

[$RANDOMLUSER]

When I call someone on a land line, I know exactly where they are.

Surprise !

[Joebert]

Alright, when Jim walks in the door, everyone turn on their phones !

25 miles sounds nice...

[DJ Jones]

What we really need is a cell phone that alerts you when your boss is within 15 feet from your cubicle.

-- M.B.W.A. - Management By Walking Around

Time To Change The Ads

[jo42]

:%s/Can you hear me now?/We know where you are now./gc