GPS Tracking – not a Option?

This story appeared in CNet – Dec 2005….

From the article “state says the GPS bugs must be made tamper proof and the vehicle should be disabled if the bugs are disconnected” AND “No policy bans police from automatically sending out speeding tickets based on what the GPS data say.”

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Mandating GPS tracking on vehicles does push the boundaries.  When the concept an “outside” source would have the potential to “tap into” this recorded data under the mask of Public Safety, the question of “Self” responsibility has to be asked. 

These ideas only dampen the growth of this new market.   There has to be a clear line between “personal” and “business”.  Using the technology to better control a fleet, lower operation cost along with improving the overall functionality and re-defining a Dispather, should still be a choice business owners can or cannot deploy.   As far as the general “public”, don’t even get me going….

Though I do agree that any municiple vehicle should be.   How many times do stories hit the headlines of abuse.  Another words, clean up your own yard before you start pushing your ideas on me.