Jennifer, this is an ongoing discussion, one that I wrote about a few weeks ago after a conversation with our joint friend and your co-host Aaron Strout. I know that men and women have different views on privacy, social sharing, especially location, and fear. However, I also believe that something that gets promoted a lot which is actually an urban myth and that is "stranger danger". Women are more likely to be stalked, attacked or subjected to harm by men they know than by strangers. So while privacy settings in Foursquare and other places are important. Let's not confuse the two subjects. Data privacy is one concern. Personal safety another. Promoting fear of living a normal engaged life doesn't help. Services like Foursquare can actually enhance personal safety and provide breadcrumbs for people to follow.
Simon
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