Comments on: Cell phones making sense – as sensors http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the answer http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1117859 the answer Fri, 02 May 2008 01:58:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1117859 So they are going to track when i go to a mall and what stores I go into. and why would anyone buy such info? So they are going to track when i go to a mall and what stores I go into. and why would anyone buy such info?

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1116114 ECA Thu, 01 May 2008 03:02:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1116114 iM JUST WAITING... for them to start broadcasting in Malls, over BT.. Its private property, and as long as they dont bother a CALL, on the cell...they can ALMOST do anything they wish.. iM JUST WAITING…
for them to start broadcasting in Malls, over BT..

Its private property, and as long as they dont bother a CALL, on the cell…they can ALMOST do anything they wish..

]]> By: tallwookie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1116083 tallwookie Thu, 01 May 2008 02:40:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1116083 only works when the device is on. Dont like it? turn the phone off only works when the device is on. Dont like it? turn the phone off

]]> By: amodedoma http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115874 amodedoma Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:46:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115874 Oh come on, how can anybody think that privacy rules apply to a signal you're transmitting over radio wave. That's like screaming your secrets. The problem with the whole privacy thing is people don't really know the difference between something that's private and something that's not. Personally I'm not getting paranoid till the government tries to stick an RFID chip under my skin, then I'll go Luddite on 'em. Oh come on, how can anybody think that privacy rules apply to a signal you’re transmitting over radio wave. That’s like screaming your secrets. The problem with the whole privacy thing is people don’t really know the difference between something that’s private and something that’s not. Personally I’m not getting paranoid till the government tries to stick an RFID chip under my skin, then I’ll go Luddite on ‘em.

]]> By: brendal http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115845 brendal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:21:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115845 I used to work for a MAJOR (that guy who also owns Sotheby's and went to jail for it) mall developer. When you enter a mall, it's private property. Don't go if you don't want to be traced. It's that simple. It's not public property. I used to work for a MAJOR (that guy who also owns Sotheby’s and went to jail for it) mall developer. When you enter a mall, it’s private property. Don’t go if you don’t want to be traced. It’s that simple. It’s not public property.

]]> By: Ron Larson http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115714 Ron Larson Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:52:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115714 This method is already used as an effective and inexpensive method to watch for traffic problems on roads. If a there is a stretch of road where cells phones normally travel 40mph suddenly stops to 5, then that means there is an accident or something blocking traffic. By watching the movement of phones over roads over time it becomes easy to establish patterns and to detect changes. This method is already used as an effective and inexpensive method to watch for traffic problems on roads.

If a there is a stretch of road where cells phones normally travel 40mph suddenly stops to 5, then that means there is an accident or something blocking traffic.

By watching the movement of phones over roads over time it becomes easy to establish patterns and to detect changes.

]]> By: Improbus http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115652 Improbus Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:05:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115652 As long as no identifying information is used I have no problem with this but how likely is that? I have to assume that a cell phone company would have no compunction about selling every scrap of data they have on you to the highest bidder or the government or both. As long as no identifying information is used I have no problem with this but how likely is that? I have to assume that a cell phone company would have no compunction about selling every scrap of data they have on you to the highest bidder or the government or both.

]]> By: dusan maletic http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115469 dusan maletic Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:16:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115469 @#1 No, it wouldn't be helpful for any planning... As long as it is opt-in and preferably paid (someone is getting something useful from you) - it is OK to provide it as a choice. Any monitoring by default is invasion of privacy that would be exploited (for good and bad) ASAP. @#1
No, it wouldn’t be helpful for any planning… As long as it is opt-in and preferably paid (someone is getting something useful from you) – it is OK to provide it as a choice. Any monitoring by default is invasion of privacy that would be exploited (for good and bad) ASAP.

]]> By: julieb http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115449 julieb Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:13:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115449 I don't like this idea. I don’t like this idea.

]]> By: Jim Scarborough http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/30/cell-phones-making-sense-as-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-1115442 Jim Scarborough Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:07:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17564#comment-1115442 Last I checked this sort of monitoring cell traffic was illegal - but it would be extraordinarily helpful for vehicular traffic planning. Last I checked this sort of monitoring cell traffic was illegal – but it would be extraordinarily helpful for vehicular traffic planning.

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