Dating by GPS

Yesterday’s revelation that someone created fake profiles to encourage other member to shines a light on the fickle and sometimes fake nature of internet dating.

Whether you subscribe to the big sites or more niche ones, there is never any guarantee that the person you are chatting with is who they say they are, looks like their picture suggests they do and means what they write.

That’s why the thought of subscribing to a system like Grindr, allowing people using the application to use GPS to see exactly where you are at any given time, could be a good idea.

Cut straight to the chase, as the saying goes. No need for emailing back and forth. Jump straight to the meeting and see if anything eventuates.

Could be fun, at a pub, narrowing down the potentials before making a real-world approach.

So why does it seem a bit creepy?

You are only visible on the system when you want to be, but there is an inherent danger in giving too much information about yourself away to strangers. You never know who might be using a system like this, and what their true purpose might be.

As more peoples using the internet and I’ll say using the internet to date was moving social barriers and adding some risks, while connecting those who might otherwise have trouble finding potential mates.

But a service like Grindr was "taking internet dating to a new level that is a bit scary".

For a lot of people who otherwise might have lead lonely and isolated lives the internet and communication like this is a fabulous additional tool.

But people must be careful about believing what others posted online.

Allowing strangers to monitor your location could prove risky, but plenty of people around the world have proved keen to give it a go. More than thousand of peoples across Kuala Lumpur using this, obviously thought it was a good idea.

Currently the system is available only to gay males.

It remains to be seen whether the app can make the transition into the straight dating scene.

It’s a different beast.

Would you sign up? Not me tho, I've had seen it thruogh my friend, it's pretty scary when he show me the little GPS that can detect others around you as long yo're online...I called it stalker.........

Till then, have a lovely weekend