This is assuming I could trust the people who ran the service to not abuse the data (and I probably wouldn't trust any such service, so it's a moot point).
It's not what companies, or even individuals, could do with the data, it's the fact that They can and will make inferences about motivation and intentions that will be simply incorrect and which -- more importantly -- you will have no power to correct or control. It's not so much that They can build up a picture of you, but that the chances are it will be wrong (because it's only a part of the picture).
What if the system places you at the scene and time of a murder you were not even aware of, for example? Straight away you are a suspect. You cannot help the Police because you witnessed nothing. But you will be forever a murder suspect.
OK, that's an extreme example, but ... No, thank you.
There are some people I wouldn't feel safe knowing my whereabouts any time they wanted to, and some (work people, for example) who have no business knowing but would look. Plus, of course, sometimes I do illegal things, so I'd rather the police couldn't check. But if I believed that the company wouldn't give access to unauthorised (by me) people, I'd use it occasionally. I'm not sure I do believe that, though.
I was shown a demo of a system doing what you describe down to a 10m accuracy in certain places just two days ago. This isn't theoretical, this is up and working.
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Yes, I know, it's possible to track people by cellphone to some degree. Well, it provides other services and such data isn't generally available...
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Finding me isn't hard if you know where to look. But it's nice that it involves effort...
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It's not what companies, or even individuals, could do with the data, it's the fact that They can and will make inferences about motivation and intentions that will be simply incorrect and which -- more importantly -- you will have no power to correct or control. It's not so much that They can build up a picture of you, but that the chances are it will be wrong (because it's only a part of the picture).
What if the system places you at the scene and time of a murder you were not even aware of, for example? Straight away you are a suspect. You cannot help the Police because you witnessed nothing. But you will be forever a murder suspect.
OK, that's an extreme example, but ... No, thank you.
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