Facebook’s Places Feature About to Launch:

“There are, of course, complications, which leave the geolocation- and local-services start-up community with plenty of questions about how much of their data they will have to share with Facebook if they tap into the new APIs. And additionally, Facebook’s tendency to garner bad press with regard to privacy may make some of them wary of getting involved.”

Facebook needs to understand that it’s users are increasingly concerned about privacy on the web, and what Facebook does with their personal information.