JamulBlog

Incremental ensnarement.  Millions of drivers use E-ZPass when they travel on toll roads or bridges.  Electronic readers see that they pass by, and their credit cards are automatically charged.  Very convenient.  But ... now administrators are setting up E-ZPass readers in New York City (and maybe other places as well) to collect information for other purposes – we don't know exactly what.  But what is alarming to many is that one can easily see how this could turn into a network that knew where you were, all day long.  Anyone with access to that system could find you anytime they wanted to.  Much more like this is coming, as location technologies mature and are dispersed.  Mobile phones, nearly all of which have GPS, are a major security concern for some...