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Re: Turning Off the GPS
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2006 Apr 5, 14:09 -0400
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2006 Apr 5, 14:09 -0400
Lu Abel wrote: > As a practical matter, GPS has become deeply embedded in 21st century. life. For at least the past decade people have regarded the ability to accurately determine one's position as a new, universal utility. In the US all new cell phones are now required to give positional information to 100 meters or less. > > At this point, it would be difficult for even the most paranoid US > leader to turn off GPS. Robert responds: Speaking of paranoid, the ability to track people through their cell phones and cars is a double-edged sword. Right now, we think it is a great thing but how soon till we have the ability to install a chip in a human being so that he can be monitored from cradle to grave? Sounds paranoid yes, but I am starting to become uncomfortable with this new technology. Currently, at least to my knowlege, it is being used as a benevolent tool. But like all things contrived and operated by humans, it can also be used for power and control.
