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This was submitted via the forum, edited by mattie_p. Gaaark writes:
"A US company located in the state of Texas called Traqcloud has produced a new, cheap way to track anyone or anything using GPS satellite tracking for only $10 per month after an initial outlay of $69 for the device. Of course, Michael Hamilton, co-founder of traqcloud, states that 'it is possible for any type of tracking device to be used for the wrong reasons,' adding that his company forbids violating the privacy of others, as per their acceptable use policy.
From my point of view, (I'm a father of a 14 year old boy with Autism) does my son's privacy take second place to his security and my peace of mind? He has no sense of personal safety and will walk off anywhere with anyone at anytime: he has, in the middle of the night, tried going outside on his own (no coat, no boots in mid-winter).
TraqClouds' device may help me sleep at night.
Do I have the right to track him like this? Does this extend to tracking my 'normal' daughter? My wife? A neighbor? Where do rights to privacy end?"
(Score: 1) by Common Joe on Friday February 14 2014, @05:19PM
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Common Joe on Friday February 14 2014, @05:29PM
I should have been more clear. The full section that is interesting is "Back in January 2012, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that law enforcement did not have the authority to place a GPS tracker onto someone's car without a warrant. However, the same rule may not apply to individuals tracking other individuals (particularly those traveling on public roads); for now, such tracking remains a legal gray area."
Sorry for the confusion.
(Score: 1) by Gaaark on Friday February 14 2014, @05:30PM
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(Score: 1) by mhajicek on Friday February 14 2014, @08:58PM
I've always thought that if it's okay for them to track us without a warrant then it should be fair for us to track them. Eventually it'll all be moot, as everyone will be able to see everyone else anywhere at any time with trivial effort. It'll take a while for intellectual honesty to reach the point where that won't cause problems though.
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(Score: 1) by janrinok on Friday February 14 2014, @09:16PM
I'm not sure that your assumption is correct. There may be a public backlash to make slashcott look like a tea party before all-encompassing tracking takes place.
(Score: 1) by Gaaark on Friday February 14 2014, @10:38PM
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(Score: 1) by ragequit on Friday February 14 2014, @07:23PM
The above views are fabricated for your reading pleasure.
(Score: 1) by applesmasher on Friday February 14 2014, @10:09PM
They're already tracking us all! Giving us the crumbs of technology they left behind and letting us pretend that it's the cutting edge is there way of boiling our frogs!
Wake up, sheeple!
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(Score: 1) by Gaaark on Friday February 14 2014, @10:54PM
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(Score: 1) by VLM on Monday February 17 2014, @12:35PM
"forbids violating the privacy of others"
This rapidly turns into a game of definition; I'm not tracking a person because I can't attach it to them very well, but I can track my backpack, which they happen to carry. Sometimes they carry it, anyway.
From what I've seen of nursing homes, where cost is no object (at least while insurance is paying) there is no technological solution that works other than old fashioned door locks.