We all know how distant the privacy concept is when you talk about the social networking world. The name Facebook alone says it all. But here is a glimmer of hope – face2face. A one liner explanation would be going fully social without disclosing your location. face2face is a location aware social networking app from Proximate Global, that is available for the major mobile phone platforms which of course includes everyone’s favorite iPhone and the rising Android platform.

Here is the official and well thought explanation of what the app is all about:

face2face is a free application that instantly enables users to consolidate their existing social networks – Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter.   Once these networks are brought into the face2face platform, users are made aware when friends are nearby, and can connect to them via instant messages, phone or text and of course, meet face-to-face.  Users can also view and comment on aggregated newsfeeds and can update their status across networks.

Here is how I see this app – face2face enables you to connect and share your location (not precise) with only those social contacts with whom you want to communicate and not be an open connection invitation for all of your social contacts. We have all heard stories of people being mugged and getting themselves in trouble by sharing location with even those who they don’t know – this app will make sure that this doesn’t happen.

Getting confused? Tell you what why don’t you give this app a try by downloading it from here and clear this confusion once and for all.