http://www.smays.com/default/2009/03/we-know-where-you-are-and-were-glad-youre-here.html I've really got to start writing some of this down Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.smays.com/default/2009/03/we-know-where-you-are-and-were-glad-youre-here.html/comment-page-1#comment-93 Brian Slawin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:08:25 +0000 http://71.54.211.34/2009/03/we-know-where-you-are-and-were-glad-youre-here.html#comment-93 If you are correct, that is an extraordinarily disturbing use of data. If you're incorrect, it's an extraordinarily bizarre coincidence. Regardless, if this isn't automated it takes someone a ton of time and dedicated capability to research 'who is in town', all over town, and then figure out their email addy. Believe me, I've tried to 'find' people's email via Google and other places and it's darned tough and time consuming. Couple of questions for George: 1 - Does he have a location aware phone and/or account on services like Loopt/Brightkite? 2 - Did he volunteer his email address either on registration or checkin? Is this the email address that was used to send him the email? 3 - Has installed an app like Google's Longitude? 4 - iPhone? Windows Mobile? ??? No idea what knowing this will tell us, but it's a start. If you are correct, that is an extraordinarily disturbing use of data.
If you’re incorrect, it’s an extraordinarily bizarre coincidence.
Regardless, if this isn’t automated it takes someone a ton of time and dedicated capability to research ‘who is in town’, all over town, and then figure out their email addy.
Believe me, I’ve tried to ‘find’ people’s email via Google and other places and it’s darned tough and time consuming.
Couple of questions for George:
1 – Does he have a location aware phone and/or account on services like Loopt/Brightkite?
2 – Did he volunteer his email address either on registration or checkin? Is this the email address that was used to send him the email?
3 – Has installed an app like Google’s Longitude?
4 – iPhone? Windows Mobile? ???
No idea what knowing this will tell us, but it’s a start.

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