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Ewww... remind me not to go here.

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Originally Posted by http://engadget.com
Here's a tip: don't relocate to Japan unless you're entirely down with being monitored practically everywhere you go. Sure, things aren't that serious quite yet, but with RFID tracking going on in schools, prisons, airlines, and now, um, everywhere else, you can pretty much rest assured that big brother is indeed taking notes. The next step in mass monitoring involves GPS, RFID, and cellphones, and the service is intended to track kids' whereabouts and alert parents whenever they
http://blu-ray.engadget.com/2007/01/...bile-handsets/


Does this make anyone else feel icky? I mean, I know that we are all, to some extent, being watched, but this seems to be a while new level.

Do you think kids will be safer this way? Do you think it's just a matter of time before everyone is carefully tracked? It just creeps me out.
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Ask Dubya.
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I think it's been a long time in coming and probably exists moreso than we might want to admit.

I've been carrying around a GPS-enabled phone for over a year now. Who's to say that someone hasn't been keeping tabs on me? Or keeping a log of where I've been? I have no idea of that's likely or not, but my phone's always on, so theoretically, unless I find a bit of dark country, I'm easily found.

I've always wondered that about GPS in cars- just figured it was a matter of time before that was used to find law-breakers. When it starts getting used for dubious purposes is where it starts to get scary.
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