Things that make you go hmm

[owlmoose]

Does anyone else find the concept of foursquare a little creepy? Hey kids, look! It's another way for us to track your every movement!

Edited to note that the irony of posting from my phone, using an app that notifies everyone that I have done so, is not lost on me...

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Comments

[regann]

yeah, I find alot of those location apps kinda scary.

[madlori]

FourSquare isn't a Facebook app. I'm kind of enjoying playing it, actually. And it's making me want to go to the gym more to get more check-ins.

[owlmoose]

I must admit that I also though it was a Facebook app at first, since that's where I've been seeing all the updates from people.

I can see fun of it, too: the competition to become Mayor, getting treats from places you frequent anyway. But I still find the idea of a game that tracks my movements, however voluntarily, a little unnerving. Especially when you hook it in with a Facebook app, which potentially gives it access to lots of personal information.

[regann]

My friend is very into it and tried to tempt me into it when I got my Android phone, but I said no thanks for the reasons you list above. The luddite in me is very wary of being tracked any more than I already am!

[madlori]

The Facebook connection is optional; I'm still debating whether to keep it. And you can check in somewhere off the grid so your location isn't visible.

I don't know if I'll keep doing it but so far it's kinda nifty.

[regann]

FourSquare isn't a Facebook app.

Yes, I realize that.