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GPS anyone?
By edge929 on 3/31/2010 12:24:10 PM , Rating: 2
Some 80% of Americans have cell phones with GPS, where's the ACLU on that? Why not take GPS out of cell phones? Sure it's saved a bunch of lives but again, security or liberty?

Why wait until a more efficient method for doing something that is already being done to blow the alarm? It should be about whether it's being done or not, not it's efficiency.

I don't have a problem with this assuming they delete (by DoD standards of course) the images within a few hours or enough time for the computer to scan them.

RE: GPS anyone?
By Schrag4 on 3/31/2010 1:43:59 PM , Rating: 2
I more-or-less agree with you. However, some people knowingly/willingly would give up their privacy (or other rights) in the name of security or convenience. For instance, you can have an unlisted telephone number, but most people don't care, or even want to be listed so that others can find them.

I think most would agree, though, that trading liberty for security/convenience is fine as long as it's a choice. When it's forced upon you, our natural (and correct in my opinion) reaction is to feel violated.

I must admit, though, that I'm torn on the issue in this article. On the one hand, yes, it's giving Big Brother the ability to track vehicle locations much more efficiently, but on the other hand, it's in public. I suppose I wouldn't have a problem with it because I don't violate laws (or do anything I want to hide from my spouse). The problem comes some day down the road, when government has us over a barrel EVEN MORE than they already do, they might decide to use this vehicle tracking system against us somehow even if we didn't do anything wrong (I'm not talking about hackers using the data, but government).

I'll throw out a hypothetical. Once the government is the sole health-insurer in this country, they'll be able to raise your premiums (or fine you or deny you service) if they see your car at a McDonalds. In fact, I'd be a little shocked if this wasn't the unintended consequence of this tech - gathering health-related tax revenue. Call me crazy, but if things keep going as they have been, it WILL unfold this way.

RE: GPS anyone?
By rdawise on 3/31/2010 11:45:14 PM , Rating: 2


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