1) I don't find such location-providers a good addition to society.

2) That is like saying you go around kicking people in the crotch to make them more conscious about the benefits of learning self-defence.

Update:

> Google and other entities already have that data.

How is this an argument FOR gathering sensitive information about the people around you? Should you also look to their trash and digitise any documents they throw away and make a website that allows you to search through these documents? You could argue that Google or some other entity already has that information anyway.

You could also argue that this would increase consciousness with regards to the privacy concerns of your trash.

Re #2 maybe if a few people got kicked in the crotch, there would be a groundswell of support to pass laws restricting who can kick you in the crotch and under what circumstances.

Of course, the likely outcome is that only big multinational corporations with a legal team are allowed to kick you in the crotch.

Re: #1 I think they are a good addition to society because otherwise every device has to rely on satellite positioning, which is slower, generally less accurate, and prone to failure indoors or around tall buildings.

I prefer privacy over location data to be honest.