posted on Sep, 24 2010 @ 01:17 AM
reply to post by playswithmachines
You're paranoid
Seriously though - it does not give out your exact location.
It simply plots on a map the location of the ISP node that you connect through.
The idea is to show people that we are heard all over the world, and to give us, and your fellow listeners an idea of who else is joinging you online
to hear the show.
Its very easy to say "we are heard worldwide" - with the globe we can prove it. Its also a great way to interact with listeners - we can say "hello
to the listeners in...."
Without that map, there would be no ATS UK & Europe. When we saw it and realised how many Europeans connected on a regular basis, we just had to do
the show.