I think attributing the problem to “stalkers” minimizes the issues this arrangement of publicly searchable surveillance data creates. Imagine a website where you can type in anyone’s name and it shows you their last known location and their location history. You would have a system which supports universal spying for mundane and nefarious reasons alike. Not just criminal “stalkers” will take advantage of it.
Potentially this sort of arrangement would work if there are limits on the granularity, frequency, and history of the tracking data.
I think attributing the problem to “stalkers” minimizes the issues this arrangement of publicly searchable surveillance data creates. Imagine a website where you can type in anyone’s name and it shows you their last known location and their location history. You would have a system which supports universal spying for mundane and nefarious reasons alike. Not just criminal “stalkers” will take advantage of it.
Potentially this sort of arrangement would work if there are limits on the granularity, frequency, and history of the tracking data.