Tracing mobile phones with Google Latitude

Some telcos offer a service which allows you to triangulate your friends’ cellphone location through many cellsites scattered across the metro. Now you can do the same using Google Latitude. There is a detailed explanation to this process that allows you to track your friends through profiles which you create using your phone and Google’s cartography software.

The cool thing about Google Latitude is that there are really no fancy, expensive gadgets required. All you need is a mobile phone and you can build what’s essentially a GPS network of friends, without the need for GPS technology. Wondering whether your buddy Jim is still at work? Just log onto Google Latitude, or check Google Maps on your phone, and sure enough, Jim’s icon shows up on the map where he works. Did your best friend go missing after her date the other night? If she left her phone on, all of her friends can check out where she’s currently located.

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