

  (Source: Damjan Stankovic via
IBM patent goes Big Brother




The patent application reads:



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What about the hacker...
By Simozene on 5/26/2010 10:25:40 AM , Rating: 2
...that decides to randomly shut-off cars while people are driving? I think this safety issue far outweighs any possible advantages of this technology.

RE: What about the hacker...
By gamerk2 on 5/26/2010 10:34:50 AM , Rating: 1
Nevermind teh reliance on a handful of statallites in orbit...[GPS]. We almost had the entire GPS net go down last month due to delays getting replacement statallites up, so what happens if the GPS net is not avaliable to start up the card in sequence?

RE: What about the hacker...
By Gyres01 on 5/26/2010 10:49:52 AM , Rating: 4
This is effing about making the systems that control the stoplights smarter ?? I mean how many times have we been stuck at a red light and there isn't even a car coming the other direction !! And don't get me started on the middle of the night timers....

RE: What about the hacker...

Especially after certain hours at night.

RE: What about the hacker...
By Camikazi on 5/26/2010 6:39:19 PM , Rating: 2
Those already exist, they are used where I live, there are pressure plates at the line at an intersection that starts a timer to change the light quicker if no cars are coming through cross traffic. One is at the first light when I leave work, is kind of fun to stop right behind the pressure plate when many are leaving work and pretend you don't know about it, keeping the light red on purpose :P Of course I only do that when it's people I know behind me :)

