Foursquare to show users' full names, share more data
Foursquare has begun notifying users of privacy policy updates that will begin making more user information and data public next month.
Beginning January 28, 2013, users' "full names" will be displayed across the check-in service, and venue owners will have increased access to users' check-in data, the company announced in an e-mail sent to users late last night. It also published a document called "Privacy 101" to explain the new changes.
The service currently sometimes shows full names but often displays just users' first name and last initial -- except when looking up friends on the … Read more