Calling all stalkers!

This weeks Article:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13557_7-10162552-31.html

Rating: BAD

Explanation:
The world of technology has created yet another corporate tag team to take on the “Mobile World Congress” The new players are Garmin and Asus. Garmin and Asus have come together to produce a new generation of smart phones called the Nuvifone M20 and the Nuvifone G60.
The M20 is a Windows mobile based system while the G60 is a Linux based system. These phones have all of your standard features for today's smart phones including email, WIFI, Bluetooth, touchscreen, camera and stalker capability. That’s right Garmin not only put a high end GPS into their new toy but the provided an application called Ciao which has the ability to locate any other phone in your contact list, and then display them on a map.

“Lets you see your friends' whereabouts by linking location-centric social networks and then showing friends' locations on a map. You'll then be able navigate to their locations from there.”

I am in favor of GPS systems in phones and the ability to find restaurants and a specific address, however the ability to locate your friends without their consent or knowledge I believe crosses the line. I could see it being helpful in large crowds, such as in a city as New York but this could also be dangerous in the hands of the wrong type of person. A hacker could tap into this and locate your whereabouts. For these reasons I rate this as BAD for society.