Google updated their Maps app for the Android platform. The changelog is pretty basic:
Improved battery performance for Latitude and Location History users.
Bug fixes
Google Maps 6.3 for Android is now available, improves battery performance for Latitude and Location History users. goo.gl/Fl05S
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) February 15, 2012
But I noticed something new. Maybe, it was added earlier but this screen came up for me for the first time today when I checked-in.
This leaderboard shows that you get points for every check-in and you can measure your ‘performance’ against all your contacts in your Google Circles.
Your check-ins are still visible to only those users whom you shared with.