They're watching you

[Iolaus]

I was just on the Verizon site, checking out some of the options available on my cell-phone; one of the available subscriptions that I don't have is something called VZ Navigator. I started checking out their demo on line, and was a little startled when I got to this screen:



Now I knew there was some basic GPS capability in order to use a 911 function, but this really illustrated just how much info "the system" has on you if you have a cell phone! The raw data to generate all this is constantly being broadcast any time your phone is turned on (and for the truely paranoid - when it's off too <joke>) in order for the phone company to be able to call you wherever you are; it's just a matter of a subscription on your part that lets you access the data yourself.

Just thought I'd do my part to increase people's paranoia.

[Prester John]

No, it's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.

Disturbing to say the least, and this is 20 year old technology.

Makes you wonder what they are really using today.

[Yaish]

Is that a screen shot from their demo, or is that your information?

For the really paranoid, punch those numbers into Google Earth.

[Panache]

Hey, but on the bright side...


The scene: Winding Greek country road, Iolaus and Mrs. Iolaus are riding along in their chariot. Iolaus is driving.

Mrs. Iolaus: We're lost aren't we?

Iolaus: No, no, no we're just fine. I know where we are.

Mrs. Iolaus: We should have been at the Parthenon hours ago. We're lost.

Iolaus: No, no, no we're just fine. I know where we are.

Mrs. Iolaus: You have been saying that for the last hour. Well then...
WHERE EXACTLY IN HADES ARE WE!

Iolaus: We are ...errr....umm........ahhh (The lightbulb suddenly goes off above Iolaus' head. He quickly whips out his trusty cell phone from his sporran) We are exactly at latitude North 33 degrees 38' 2.7" and longititude West 117 degrees 44' 10.7" Ok?

Mrs. Iolaus: Oh, well that's ok then.


And the day is saved by our friend Technology!

[Iolaus]

Is that a screen shot from their demo, or is that your information?

For the really paranoid, punch those numbers into Google Earth.

No, that's somewhere in South County (Laguna Hills?); I'm out in Westminster. I was logged in when I was doing this, so I assume they chose a semi-local address to make their pitch a bit more personal.

Hey, but on the bright side...


The scene: Winding Greek country road, Iolaus and Mrs. Iolaus are riding along in their chariot. Iolaus is driving.

Mrs. Iolaus: We're lost aren't we?

Iolaus: No, no, no we're just fine. I know where we are.

Mrs. Iolaus: We should have been at the Parthenon hours ago. We're lost.

Iolaus: No, no, no we're just fine. I know where we are.

Mrs. Iolaus: You have been saying that for the last hour. Well then...
WHERE EXACTLY IN HADES ARE WE!

Iolaus: We are ...errr....umm........ahhh (The lightbulb suddenly goes off above Iolaus' head. He quickly whips out his trusty cell phone from his sporran) We are exactly at latitude North 33 degrees 38' 2.7" and longititude West 117 degrees 44' 10.7" Ok?

Mrs. Iolaus: Oh, well that's ok then.


And the day is saved by our friend Technology!

That's pretty much what my wife said when I was telling her about it! Something about the lengths a man will go to, to avoid admiting he's lost.

On the other hand, if I had access to this technology, she wouldn't be asking, 'cause we'd already be there. ...'course, that assumes I'm willing to admit to myself that I'm lost, which hasn't happened yet.

[Kilted KT]

Hmm... I'd have to say if they really wanted you, GPS is not the first thing they would do...

odds are, they would figure out where you generally live, then walk in to the nearest pub of supermarket and ask an employeer

"Have you seen a big guy with a kilt on recently?"

I'm sure they would be able to find you far faster this way...

[Kiltedfirepiper]

now they know where you are.....and because of the little metal bands in the $$ nowadays ...they know how much money you carry ...that coupled with the cameras eveywhere ..............IM NEVER LEAVING HOME AGAIN!!!!!!!

just kidding of course......it reminds me of that WAV. awhile back ....."if your paraniod...dont press any buttons for we know where you are , and we know what your doing "


Scott ......wraping my head in tinfoil

[TheSp8]

['course, that assumes I'm willing to admit to myself that I'm lost, which hasn't happened yet. [/QUOTE]


Sounds like you follow the Daniel Boone method. He said, I've never been lost, but I was confused for three days once. That's the excuse I use anyway.

We saw something like this on one of the police shows this weekend and my wife asked if that really worked. I said, I don't know but I wouldn't doubt it. Even something on AFN can be right every once in a while. Making me distrust technology and my government even more. Now, where's my flintlock and scalping knife?

YMOS,
Tony

[auld argonian]

My usual response to my wife when she suggests that I'm lost is:

"Klingons are never 'lost'...we are only temporarily delayed from reaching our objective owing to erroneous directions given by members of inferior alien races!"

...however, why did I drop $ on a GPS unit when I could have just waited and used my phone?

Best

AA