System and method for sharing location data in a wireless communication network

A system for sharing location data on a wireless communication network comprising:

• a plurality of wireless communication devices, each having a transceiver configured to communicate with the network;
• and
• a token processor associated with each of the plurality of wireless communication devices to authorize the disclosure of the location data for each respective one of the wireless devices,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of wireless communication devices is enabled by a predetermined event to automatically transmit a token request to others of the plurality of wireless communication devices and,
• wherein location data is exchanged between ones of the plurality of wireless communications devices that have granted token permission for the disclosure of the location data for the respective ones of the plurality of wireless communication devices to others of the plurality of wireless communication devices that have also granted token permission.

A method for sharing location data between devices on a wireless communication network, comprising:

• a first wireless communication device automatically transmitting a permission token in response to an event in an application executing on the first wireless communication device, to authorize location data sharing indicating location of the first wireless communication device;
• a second wireless communication device automatically transmitting a permission token to a second wireless communication device to authorize location data sharing indicating location of the second wireless communication device;
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• exchanging location data between the first and second the first and second wireless communications devices only if both the first and second wireless communication devices have transmitted their respective tokens.