Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 6:09:31 GMT 1
Not long after Facebook failed to agree with Foursquare on the price for its purchase, FB came up with its own geolocation service - Places. Thus, "where" is added to the currently shared information (who, what, when). However, if you want to mark yourself somewhere, you will find that the service is not yet available with us. Currently, only US citizens can use it, and not all of them. The reason may be the load that Facebook's servers might not be able to withstand, after all, there are only half a billion users. But in the coming days, the service should be made available to all US citizens, other countries should follow later.
The main difference from B2B Email List existing geolocation networks like Foursquare, Gowalla or LoopT is that there is no competition in Places - you don't get any badges, pins, points or anything else. All Places offer is the ability to send information about where you are right now. In my opinion, it is only a matter of time before someone comes (or has already come) with a similar superstructure. image Facebook Places demo Safety In the field of security, Facebook is constantly being sniffed at, which is why Places has taken great care in its own interest. In the privacy settings, you can set: who you give the right to see your location (you can also filter individual users), if friends can tag you in different places, appearing in the "Who's Here Now" list, or whether your location information can be used by friends' apps. image Privacy Settings 1 But I tried in vain to find a way to turn off all Places.
The only thing that has a similar effect is the setting: Who to share my location to only me Do not allow to include in "Who's here now" list Friends can report that I am in a certain forbidden place Places where I announce my location unchecked image Privacy settings 2 Security should definitely not be underestimated with Places. Even without them, there have already been cases where the perpetrator looked up his victim on Facebook and attacked based on a status that contained location information. If Places expands and people update their location several times a day, I can imagine thieves looking at user profiles through a fake profile, choosing the more mobile ones based on photos (in extreme cases they can choose their things directly) and when the user checks at a sufficient distance, sets off. Of course, similar stunts are possible even now, but geolocation services still help it.
The main difference from B2B Email List existing geolocation networks like Foursquare, Gowalla or LoopT is that there is no competition in Places - you don't get any badges, pins, points or anything else. All Places offer is the ability to send information about where you are right now. In my opinion, it is only a matter of time before someone comes (or has already come) with a similar superstructure. image Facebook Places demo Safety In the field of security, Facebook is constantly being sniffed at, which is why Places has taken great care in its own interest. In the privacy settings, you can set: who you give the right to see your location (you can also filter individual users), if friends can tag you in different places, appearing in the "Who's Here Now" list, or whether your location information can be used by friends' apps. image Privacy Settings 1 But I tried in vain to find a way to turn off all Places.
The only thing that has a similar effect is the setting: Who to share my location to only me Do not allow to include in "Who's here now" list Friends can report that I am in a certain forbidden place Places where I announce my location unchecked image Privacy settings 2 Security should definitely not be underestimated with Places. Even without them, there have already been cases where the perpetrator looked up his victim on Facebook and attacked based on a status that contained location information. If Places expands and people update their location several times a day, I can imagine thieves looking at user profiles through a fake profile, choosing the more mobile ones based on photos (in extreme cases they can choose their things directly) and when the user checks at a sufficient distance, sets off. Of course, similar stunts are possible even now, but geolocation services still help it.