A multiplicity of technologies can be used to infringe upon an individual's "location privacy," according to a story in the Boston Globe. From a stop at the ATM, use of a public transportation pass, credit card purchase, communication with a mobile device or an automatic toll road transponder, the things we rely on to make our lives more convenient can be used to track our movements throughout the day. According to Professor Andrew Blumberg, author of a recent paper published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the dangers are creeping up on an unsuspecting public. "We've all gotten used to nothing bad happening with this kind of data,'' Blumberg said. "In fact, when you do hear about it, it's often being used for good: locating missing children, or tracking criminal activity... That's why we're sort of sliding into it.''
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