Poken on Keychains
Poken are often described as a “keychain accessory” and many people do hang them on their keyring. This means that you’ve always got your poken with you ready to high four, which is good. But personally I don’t do it.
Have you ever lost your keys? Or had them stolen? I have. What happens if a dishonest person gets their hands on your keys and your poken?
If they have a poken of their own then they could do the high four and view your contact details. If you’re like most people than that would at least include your full name, possibly phone number and other personal details. With a little research in the phone book it might well be enough to locate your address.
So now somebody has your keys and your address. That can’t be a Good Thing.
I wouldn’t put a nametag on my keyring – so why would I put a poken on it? Instead I have mine attached to something else I always carry with me – a portable bottle opener 
Maybe I’m just being paranoid. What do you think?
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May 28th, 2009
Lol, yes you are paranoid–but that doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you! One thing to remember is that a poken doesn’t actually contain your contact details. All it contains is a unique ID. Therefore it is very easy on the website to report your poken as lost/stolen, which will prohibit anyone from pokening with it as you have described here. In fact, you can even leave a message on the website for anyone who finds or steals your poken. When that person plugs in your poken, she will see the message you have left and not be able to access any website features.