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posted by robind on Friday February 14 2014, @01:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the deserve-neither dept.

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?"

 
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  • (Score: 1) by VLM on Monday February 17 2014, @12:35PM

    by VLM (445) on Monday February 17 2014, @12:35PM (#624)

    "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.