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Wow. Thanks for posting. I don't have a smartphone but am getting one in the next couple of months. This will be the first information I change.
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Wow! I do not own a smartphone, but was considering one for pictures and travel. This is shocking. Thank you for the post! Just wow! 
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WoW i cant beleive you cant even put pics on the net anymore without someone finding you creepy very creepy whats next for the criminals 
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I have always felt that cell phones had this latent side effect where they could be used as tracking devices by others. And a lot of computer or technologically challenged type people have no idea the amount of information can be found on the internet without a necessarily large computer-IQ.
And on a side note---I hate when people use the term "the bad guys." IMO, its like---we as a nation, through tv and film, have been raised on this notion of "good guys" and "bad guys."
Like the bad guys are out to get you. Or there is some malevolent force out there determined to make victims out of everyone. Its a gross misnomer.
There is no such thing as "bad guys" except in Hollywood.
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There is no such thing as "bad guys" except in Hollywood.
Then what do you call stalkers and child molestors that would use this technology to track down kids? 
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Thanks for posting this. I just told my wife about it and I will let my oldest daughter know also. Things are getting crazy out there with all this technology.
How in the world can you fix something...
If you don't know how it's supposed to work?
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There is no such thing as "bad guys" except in Hollywood.
Then what do you call stalkers and child molestors that would use this technology to track down kids?
His friends.
Of course I'm not serious but I will write it down anyways so everyone knows.
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There is no such thing as "bad guys" except in Hollywood.
Then what do you call stalkers and child molestors that would use this technology to track down kids?
I myself would call them "dead" if they used ANY thing to track down my daughter.
Now I'm sure there will be some on here that say I'm just talking - and that's fine.
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You call them stalkers and child molesters. Criminals; people who have violated societies laws.
But people brought up on television and movies can't help but see this black and white separation between the heroes/good guys and the bad guys.
But in the real world---it doesn't operate like that. Its a gross over-simplification. It suggests that there are all these nefarious villains out there determined to destroy the world. Its not a good term to use to describe real-life criminals.
Furthermore, I doubt their are many criminals who have made it their life's work to plot and plan to commit crimes and end up in prison. The complex nature of an indivdual and what drives them toward a particular crime shouldn't ever be summed up to them just being--"bad guys." If it worked like that we would never learn about these people, and why they do what they do.
Therefore--we could never attempt to try to prevent people from doing what these people have done.
Its just a really ignorant thing to say. And to here a state employing using that type of wording ishould be alarming.
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Wait, you mean if I take a picture of myself or a family member using a device that has a GPS, and then upload that picture to a public place where anybody in the world can view it, that there might be some inherent risk involved?
Seriously, lets exercise some common sense here. 1) If its something you really don't want people to see, don't put it on the Internet. 2) If you have to share it with the world, make your Facebook/Myspace/Twitter/Flickr private, so that you have much more control over who has access to it. 3) If you don't know how a device works or what it does, take the time to learn. If that's too much work, well then you probably shouldn't have the device.
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You call them stalkers and child molesters. Criminals; people who have violated societies laws.
But "bad guys" takes so much less time to type.
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It suggests that there are all these nefarious villains out there determined to destroy the world.
1. You are the one who suggested quantity "all these".. I don't know how many there are, enough I suspect.
2. They aren't all out to destroy the world.. rape, molest, steal, and kill individuals sure... but not destroy the world.
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Furthermore, I doubt their are many criminals who have made it their life's work to plot and plan to commit crimes and end up in prison.
Of course they don't PLAN to end up in prison.. however I think there are quite a few who plot and plan to commit crimes...
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The complex nature of an indivdual and what drives them toward a particular crime shouldn't ever be summed up to them just being--"bad guys." If it worked like that we would never learn about these people, and why they do what they do.
If you want to get into the psychology behind what makes them "bad guys" so you can help them and prevent others from becoming like them.. then that is a noble pursuit.. doesn't change the fact that there are bad guys out there and I'm all for calling them that so I don't have to type 3 paragraphs explaining who I'm talking about.
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Its just a really ignorant thing to say. And to here a state employing using that type of wording ishould be alarming.
It's not alarming at all.. he's a cop. To him you are either on the right side of the law or you are on the wrong side of the law.. I'm sure it gets more complicated than that, I'm sure the guy going 65 in a 55 isn't considered a "bad guy".. but a person who would plot to track down kids or people using this technology, they are bad guys.....
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I have the option of turning off GPS capabilities on my Droid.
I also have my concealed carry license...
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I'm gonna end this argument here for the sake of the thread....
I think you are misinterpreting what I am saying DC. Their is no doubt that child molesters commit horrible crimes and its hard not to consider them bad people, bad guys, bad gals, bad kids. Whether they are truly awful people is up for debate depending on what they did, whether they knew it was wrong, or whether they were truly sorry about it. But that is neither here nor there.
This isn't really what I dislike about the phrase.
What I dislike is that, "The bad guys" is a commonplace way to refer to the villain in works of fiction. So I have a problem with taking a term that is primarily used in fictional works and then applying it to real-life situations. It is a fictional construction, a plot device, a caricature often combined with maniacal laughter or some other physical cue. And I don't think that it is appropriate to apply that to the real world because it is not rooted in reality.
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I'm gonna end this argument here for the sake of the thread....
I think you are misinterpreting what I am saying DC. Their is no doubt that child molesters commit horrible crimes and its hard not to consider them bad people, bad guys, bad gals, bad kids. Whether they are truly awful people is up for debate depending on what they did, whether they knew it was wrong, or whether they were truly sorry about it. But that is neither here nor there.
This isn't really what I dislike about the phrase.
What I dislike is that, "The bad guys" is a commonplace way to refer to the villain in works of fiction. So I have a problem with taking a term that is primarily used in fictional works and then applying it to real-life situations. It is a fictional construction, a plot device, a caricature often combined with maniacal laughter or some other physical cue. And I don't think that it is appropriate to apply that to the real world because it is not rooted in reality.
You sir need to fine help maybe call Dr Phil he will tell you that people who commit crimes are B.A.D gees you learn that in 1st grade geesh. 
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What I dislike is that, "The bad guys" is a commonplace way to refer to the villain in works of fiction. So I have a problem with taking a term that is primarily used in fictional works and then applying it to real-life situations. It is a fictional construction, a plot device, a caricature often combined with maniacal laughter or some other physical cue. And I don't think that it is appropriate to apply that to the real world because it is not rooted in reality.
Life isn't some fiction book, or comic book. Bad people get that name because of what they do. When people do bad things, they are bad people. It's really simple. That's not to say that can't become good people at some point.
However, the person you are calling out as using that term - he wasn't talking about "people", he was talking about people that would use the info they got to do bad things. Those are bad people.
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Thanks I'll make sure to disable that so the bad guys can't molest me.
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Wow. That sounds like it's coming from someone who's committed a crime and doesn't want to accept responsibility. OK, they're not bad guys. We'll just call them criminals. If someone commits a crime, They are a criminal. They may have done some good things in life, but they're still a criminal. Just ask the victim.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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Wow. That sounds like it's coming from someone who's committed a crime and doesn't want to accept responsibility. OK, they're not bad guys. We'll just call them criminals. If someone commits a crime, They are a criminal. They may have done some good things in life, but they're still a criminal. Just ask the victim.
He was asking about lawyers a few weeks ago IIRC.
We don't have to agree with each other, to respect each others opinion.
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Wow. That sounds like it's coming from someone who's committed a crime and doesn't want to accept responsibility. OK, they're not bad guys. We'll just call them criminals. If someone commits a crime, They are a criminal. They may have done some good things in life, but they're still a criminal. Just ask the victim.
He was asking about lawyers a few weeks ago IIRC.
Yes he was and we weren't able to slam him. 
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While I think this is important, I have a tough time believing it's as horrible as they make it sound.
It very well could be, but since every single news source turns just about everything into the scariest possible scenario, it becomes kind of a "cried wolf" type thing.
I am unfamiliar with this feeling of optimism
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I have a tough time believing it's as horrible as they make it sound.
It may be but I sure wouldn't want to have to say "I guess it was" after it was to late.Wouldn't take the slightest risk of putting my grand kids in danger.
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