System for providing location-based services in a wireless network, such as modifying locating privileges among individuals and managing lists of individuals associated with such privileges

In a telecommunications system having multiple base stations communicating with multiple mobile devices, a computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a stop request with respect to one of the mobile devices to stop other mobile devices from receiving location information with respect to the one mobile device;
• updating a central database based on the received stop request;
• prohibiting other mobile devices from receiving location information with respect to the one mobile device until the one mobile device provides a request to remove the stop request, wherein the stop request includes user-selected conditions when location information regarding the one mobile device is not to be provided to others, wherein the conditions include days, times of day, or specific days;
• and
• applying priorities or rules to resolve conflicting conditions, wherein differing priorities or rules are associated with providing differing location options, and wherein one option takes precedence over another option based on one of the applied priorities or rules.