Husbands who are not where they are supposed to be could soon be in danger of being “sniffed” out by a mobile phone service that gives suspicious partners an electronic map showing the location of their spouse. The Social Network Integrated Friend Finder (Sniff) is a new application, accessed via Facebook or mobile phone, which could bring an end to frantic “Where r u?” text messages. The service, popular in Scandinavia, promises to provide users with a detailed map of their friends’ locations, any time and anywhere. However, there are fears that Sniff could be abused by employers to remove the last vestiges of privacy from staff.
The company plans to charge users about 75p for each location “sniff”, with the results for mobile customers sent by return SMS. But “sniffing” could become addictive. Sniffing” works through similar technology used by the police to track down suspected terrorists or missing children via their mobile phones. The phone sends a signal to nearby base stations. Positioning software performs a triangulation calculation on the information from the base stations and converts it into a geographical location. Travellers who find themselves lost in a new city could also make use of the service. “You can ‘sniff’ yourself if you really need to,” Mr Levin said.
Uh-huh. I think it was John who mentioned something about Facebook being a CIA funded operation. Sounds like another good reason not to use it, as if I needed one.
DUH!!What is Facebook??
This one I hoped would be an April Fools Joke.
My dog sniffs himself. And he’s not on facebook.
Does it work when the phone is turned off, as mine usually is?
Is sniffing anything like cheesing?
Another reason to wrap tin foil around the phone.
#4 No. Your battery is on. You should really wash your hands. Germ spreader.
#4, check your brand. There was a big fuss over some cell phones not actually being “off” when people thought they were. Might have been a hoax, might only be some brands.
the stalker’s newest tool