| reply to mmay149q
Re: I wonder i don't know about cell phone but browsers are shipping with some kind of Geolocation API i think its called and in Opera its turned on by default so if i use my netbook and broadband cell modem they could track me by the towers or if i have wi-fi enabled they could track me by router SSID(?) - this is why google had all these vans driving all over the U.S. mapping wifi signal to physical location - so they can track your physical location and supposedly only to sell better targeted ads, but who knows if it stops there. Pretty soon they will be putting cheap RFID in all the stuff you buy(helps with theft/loss prevention + inventory + easier check out) and then its possible they start having RFID readers all over the place so they can track you as you move around your city - at least this is what i hear COULD happen. If they can make money off tracking you it probably WILL happen imo, if the internet is any example. |
