http://www.vicchi.org/2009/11/19/location-privacy-issue-i-see-no-location-privacy-issue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=location-privacy-issue-i-see-no-location-privacy-issue Geo-blogging, geo-talking and geo-tweeting, these are the occasional ramblings of a self professed "geek with a life" Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.vicchi.org/2009/11/19/location-privacy-issue-i-see-no-location-privacy-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-270 James C Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51:29 +0000 http://www.vicchi.org/2009/11/19/location-privacy-issue-i-see-no-location-privacy-issue/#comment-270 Sounds like no mention of insurance, incident tracking and claims handling (the black boxes contain accelerometers) either which is where a lot of the early investment (and returns) has been. Of course these are opt in systems (and track the car not the specific occupants though the driver can be) ostensibly to keep insurance premiums down and faciliate rapid respone. They are the ones that have pioneered what is possible. I share the concern about the privacy implications entirely but sadly an eCall type model always looked like a natural 'progression'. You can just imagine the specious reasoning of the politicians and lobbyists...... Sounds like no mention of insurance, incident tracking and claims handling (the black boxes contain accelerometers) either which is where a lot of the early investment (and returns) has been. Of course these are opt in systems (and track the car not the specific occupants though the driver can be) ostensibly to keep insurance premiums down and faciliate rapid respone. They are the ones that have pioneered what is possible. I share the concern about the privacy implications entirely but sadly an eCall type model always looked like a natural ‘progression’. You can just imagine the specious reasoning of the politicians and lobbyists……

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