Loopt social-mapping t has joined Facebook Connect to allow users to
"connect" their Facebook identity, friends, and privacy settings to
the Loopt service.
Working with Facebook Connect will allow Loopt users to share and
discover recommendations for nearby businesses, integrate location
awareness into their Facebook feeds, and easily find and connect with
Facebook friends both on and offline in a manner consistent with their
Facebook privacy settings.
The enhanced capabilities will roll out to consumers in late summer
and will initially be available to Loopt users via the iPhone App
Store. Shortly thereafter the features will be made available on
BlackBerry and feature phones across Verizon, Sprint Nextel and Boost
Mobile. For more information please visit www.loopt.com
Facebook launched Facebook Connect to allow users to take their
identity and friends with them around the web, while being able to
trust that their information is always up to date and always protected
by their privacy settings.
Loopt offers the most intuitive and effective privacy controls and
security features for end users. Loopt is 100 percent permission-based
and users share location information only with their selected friends,
communities and services. Users can easily turn location-sharing on or
off at any time. Loopt regularly works with organizations such as the
Family Online Safety Institute, ConnectSafely.org, Progress &
Freedom Foundation's Center for Digital Media Freedom, and the Internet
Safety Task Force.