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MontaukMike
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| Location: | Montauk, USA |
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Posted: 6 Nov 2006 01:57 pm |
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I can see great benefits and great problems with this technoloy.
I just heard they want to be able to use this technology to track known sex offenders. Well that seems like a reasonable thing to do especially if say you track them lurking around the perimeter of an elementary school.
On the other hand, I certainly do not want to be tracked in that way, and I do not think that anyone does.
In my mind, convicted criminals give up some of their personal privacy rights after they are convicted of a crime. Even after they serve their time, in some cases it might be useful to track them. The statistics on repeat offenders is compelling.
On the other hand, our constitution protects our right to privacy, but never before due to technology have so many given up so much without even realizing it.
Anyone who owns a cell phone today can be and is being tracked, the problem here is not only that we are being tracked but that very little has been done to educate folks on the extent of the tracking. Then at least we would know although I am not sure if that matters unless there is some sort of device to block the RFID?
Hmmm, something to look into...........
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Pegasus
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Posted: 30 Oct 2006 07:54 pm |
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Today I found this article:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72019-0.html?tw=rss.index
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