-Your iPhone is recording where you are and what you're doing without you knowing about it.
-That harsh, uncomfortable news struck a nerve with smartphone users concerned with privacy and security experts like CNET's Declan McCullagh.
-Apple, Google, and Microsoft are all collecting information from their phones.
I think the right thing in this case is disclosure and allow opt out, even if it means they don't get the benefits.
-Benefits like real-time traffic maps and location-based services like deals and
discounts.
-We use the location provided by the carrier networks to be able to deliver you a message when you're nearby to something that's-- that's interesting.
-Alistair Goodman is the CEO of Placecast--a San Francisco-based company that uses cellphone location information to connect brands with consumers through that ever-present mobile phone.
-In the case of our programs, consumers double opt in, they can opt out at any time, and we only use location information to send you an offer.
-I decided to give it a try with
one of Placecast's clients.
I'm gonna sign up for The North Face Summit Signals program.
Press submit.
Within seconds, I got another message asking me to confirm that I wanna receive these location-based messages.
Now that I'm signed up, in the future, I'll get messages alerting me to store deals when I'm nearby or even outdoor wilderness tips.
-We're heading towards a time where location is going to become a part of everything we do on the phone.
-And companies like Google and Apple and others realize this is a huge opportunity.
In San Francisco, I'm
Kara Tsuboi, CNET.com for CBS News.
