/. [Cell Phones to Monitor Traffic Flow]
Eugen Leitl
eugen at leitl.org
Sat Nov 19 06:28:46 PST 2005
Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/19/0745248
Posted by: Zonk, on 2005-11-19 12:25:00
[1]PCOL writes "The [2]Baltimore Sun reports that Delcan technology
will soon begin fullscale deployment of a system in Maryland that
[3]will mine cellphone data to determine traffic conditions such as
jams and slowdowns. As long as a user's phone is turned on, the
cellphone network notes the time of handoffs from cell to cell [4]to
calculate the location and speed of vehicles. Researchers say the
program will reduce congestion by quickly delivering alerts on road
conditions to drivers. The company says they will not track the
movement of individual drivers. However, a staff attorney for the EFF
says that tracking might violate federal law and 'increases the
chances that information will be used for more invasive purposes in
the future.'"
References
1. http://peacecorpsonline.org/
2. http://www.baltimoresun.com/
3.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.cell18nov18,1,3909242.story?
coll=bal-home-headlines
4. http://www.delcan.com/prod/index.php?id=295
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