Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell.

Posted on Mar 11 by Kelly Johnson

I’m a very private person. I have lots of friends, but the truth is, I’d rather be on the beach with a good book than partying in the Gaslamp Quarter. I don’t always answer my cell phone. Most of the time, I don’t even know where it is. I’d rather email or IM than talk. My Facebook page is woefully bland. I connect socially on my terms, when, where and with whomever I choose.

I do love emerging technology and like most geeks, get a thrill from being an early adopter. In one area though, I still hesitate. I’ve been told time and again that resistance is futile, but I see no need for friends, family, or Borg to know my exact location 24/7.


Loopt, Mologogo, Palringo for iPhone, Twitter’s Tweet With Your Location, Best Friends on Facebook, Google Latitude – all allow you to post your current location to anyone who cares enough to look. There are practical aspects to the GPS software. Parents can track wayward teens, bar flies can easily find the latest watering hole to which their friends have wandered, and as for jealous lovers, let’s just say jackpot!

The software seems innocuous enough. But alas, I’m cursed with a love of Orwell, Kafka and Camus. I have trust issues.

China has the largest cell phone market in the world. Locator software is common.

“We can access the information and see where someone is, but we never give this information away … only if the security authorities ask for it” said the CEO of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Wang Jianzhou reports AFP.

Yeah. Right. Trust us. Because corporations are honest and would never lie to us, especially in China. You see where I’m going with this? You may ask where the harm is. If you’re not doing anything wrong, who cares if your whereabouts can be tracked indiscriminately? There are those who think that an innocent man doesn’t need a lawyer. I tend to think that innocent men need them the most.

I like to pretend that privacy is a right to which I’m entitled. Leave me alone with my delusions. If you want to know where I am, ask. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll answer.

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