http://nearfuturelaboratory.com/pasta-and-vinegar/2008/02/18/about-tracking-pizzas-location/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-tracking-pizzas-location mind/tech bazar from outer space Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:57:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nearfuturelaboratory.com/pasta-and-vinegar/2008/02/18/about-tracking-pizzas-location/#comment-2920 The Mobile City » Blog Archive » Tracking pizza and blurry information Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:15:18 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/02/18/about-tracking-pizzas-location/#comment-2920 [...] This post at Pasta and Vinegar got me wondering. Some pizza delivery companies are starting to let you track the delivery of your pizza online, giving you up-to-date information on the location, and thus arrival time, of your pizza. I personally try not to think about the status of a pizza I ordered because it only reminds me I’m hungry. But what I want to get at is this: what about the pizza delivery boy? Is his location information not private information? Does your location fit into the “that’s obviously personal” category in the same way that your address, your dreams or your medical situation are? Clearly privacy is not a binary value, there are levels. On top of that it seems to be context dependent: maybe their location information is private, but not during working hours? [...] [...] This post at Pasta and Vinegar got me wondering. Some pizza delivery companies are starting to let you track the delivery of your pizza online, giving you up-to-date information on the location, and thus arrival time, of your pizza. I personally try not to think about the status of a pizza I ordered because it only reminds me I’m hungry. But what I want to get at is this: what about the pizza delivery boy? Is his location information not private information? Does your location fit into the “that’s obviously personal” category in the same way that your address, your dreams or your medical situation are? Clearly privacy is not a binary value, there are levels. On top of that it seems to be context dependent: maybe their location information is private, but not during working hours? [...]

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