The new mobile opt-in service by Google allows smartphone and laptop users to share their current location with family and friends. Cool feature or invasion of privacy? iTALK finds out

Google's latest tracking service can be used to spy on your spouse. Illustration/Sameer Pawar

When music group Police sang their hit single, Every Breath You Take, that went: Every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you they probably didn't think it would be adapted so literally, some day, by tech masterminds as a feature on the smartphone.

Latitude, Google's latest tracking service, cues you in on the general location of your friend, lover, employer or spouse, using information derived from GPS satellites and cell towers,u00a0 provided you have downloaded the service.

While Google is promoting it as a feature that keeps you connected, the technology has raised privacy concerns as it could be misused by stalkers, prying employers, jealous partners and obsessive friends.

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