Spying on Snookums With GPS

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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At 11:35 -0800 1/4/03, Monty Solomon wrote:
> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: Spying on Snookums With GPS
> Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 11:35:57 -0800
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> Spying on Snookums With GPS
>
> By Randy Dotinga
> 02:00 AM Jan. 03, 2003 PT
>
> In a rambling building that overlooks a freeway in San Diego, a bank
> of computers monitors the travels of trucks carrying hazardous
> materials, making sure they don't go anywhere near such landmarks as
> the White House and the capitol building of Arkansas.
>
> Using GPS software, the computers also track cars for seven police
> agencies. Some of the vehicles are waiting to be stolen, while others
> are driven by unsuspecting suspects who are under surveillance.
>
> And then there are the private citizens, some 5,000 of them, whose
> cars are tracked night and day. Finding their latitude and longitude
> is as easy as logging on to the Internet, typing in a password and
> looking at a computerized map. It's impossible, however, to find out
> how many of the customers track their spouses or partners without
> telling them.
>
> ...
>
> <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,56537,00.html>

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