Wireless Vehicle Tracking
5 March 2001 - 6:00am
New wireless systems are capable of tracking vehicles and people all over the planet.
"Various plans include alerting cell phone users when they approach a nearby McDonald's restaurant, telling them which items are on sale, or sending updates to travelers about hotel vacancies or nearby restaurants with available tables. One Florida company wants to provide parents with wireless watchbands that they can use to keep track of their children." The possible implications for planning abound.
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As Wireless Tracking Is Born, Does Privacy Die?
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International Herald Tribune, March 4, 2001
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