https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/correlated/Recent content in Correlated on Geeky Schmidthttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pnghttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pngHugoenCopyright ©2002-2026, Nicholas Schmidt; all rights reserved.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:56:55 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2011/02/20/geolocation-and-fpcon/Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:56:55 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2011/02/20/geolocation-and-fpcon/<figure id="attachment_1665" style="width: 119px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://i0.wp.com/geekyschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/foursquare-game-mobile-app.jpg" rel="lightbox[1664]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1665 " style="margin: 3px; border: 2px solid black;" title="foursquare-game-mobile-app" src="http://i0.wp.com/geekyschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/foursquare-game-mobile-app.jpg?resize=119%2C180" alt="" srcset="http://i0.wp.com/geekyschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/foursquare-game-mobile-app.jpg?resize=198%2C300 198w, http://i0.wp.com/geekyschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/foursquare-game-mobile-app.jpg?w=315 315w" sizes="(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">OMG THIS DUDE IS AT THINK COFFEE!</figcaption></figure> <p>Sometimes we get a little <em>too</em> focused in on what the root of a vulnerability is. I find myself thinking this a good bit with the advent of geolocation tagging and “check-ins” as the security world runs around with hair on fire.</p> <p>Rather than accept that our tools and users will be GPS connected and tracked, we take the extreme of labeling it all bad. By doing so we have removed what is a valuable tool to our folks. We can all agree that geolocation unfettered is a bad idea, but can’t we agree that geolocation in and of itself is not?</p>