Comments on: GPS will track us everywhere http://techlifepost.com/2008/11/05/gps-will-track-us-everywhere/ Living with technology. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:22:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Zoe Brain http://techlifepost.com/2008/11/05/gps-will-track-us-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Zoe Brain Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:30:22 +0000 http://techlifepost.com/?p=667#comment-31 Indeed. And tamper-resistant wristlets and the like, similar to tracking devices in use today for enforcing "house arrest". The really interesting ideas are not so much the mechanics of the technology - though they're interesting enough to a Geek Girl like me - but the implications on society and our daily lives. Mobile phones, SMS messaging and social networking sites such as Facebook have already revolutionised the Dating Game amongst teens. More on social and legal effects of The Next Big Thing in technology coming in the next column.... Indeed. And tamper-resistant wristlets and the like, similar to tracking devices in use today for enforcing “house arrest”.

The really interesting ideas are not so much the mechanics of the technology – though they’re interesting enough to a Geek Girl like me – but the implications on society and our daily lives. Mobile phones, SMS messaging and social networking sites such as Facebook have already revolutionised the Dating Game amongst teens.

More on social and legal effects of The Next Big Thing in technology coming in the next column….

]]> By: Jessica C http://techlifepost.com/2008/11/05/gps-will-track-us-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Jessica C Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:36:42 +0000 http://techlifepost.com/?p=667#comment-30 "If you’re unlucky, it will be the government of a country you’re visiting that will mandate this, to keep track of aliens." And of course the inevitable backlash will see crackers subvert such tracking programs. Some will be as simple as attaching the tracker to a stray animal and others will be as sophisticated as possible, relying on brute force or virus-style infiltration of the unit's software to force it to broadcast what the cracker wants it to show. There will be an "arms race" of escalating attempts and counters. “If you’re unlucky, it will be the government of a country you’re visiting that will mandate this, to keep track of aliens.”

And of course the inevitable backlash will see crackers subvert such tracking programs. Some will be as simple as attaching the tracker to a stray animal and others will be as sophisticated as possible, relying on brute force or virus-style infiltration of the unit’s software to force it to broadcast what the cracker wants it to show. There will be an “arms race” of escalating attempts and counters.

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