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Thursday, May 14. 2009
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DARPA Funds Inertial Tracking In Shoes
The Register reports that Massachusetts Intersense announced a DARPA funded contract to work with Case Western university to deliver tiny yet highly accurate inertial-nav units under a programme called Micro Inertial Navigation Technology (MINT). The idea is to put the technology in shoes because the feet don't bend and wriggle like the rest of the body, which improves accuracy. The larger vision is to use the tech in drones and robots that will do their work indoors and perhaps tag "persons on interest."
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Wednesday, May 13. 2009
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Keeping Your GPS Tracking Legal (Hint: Ok in Illinois, Not in NY)
The New York Times reports that a state appleas court struck down a lower court ruling that allowed state police to track a suspect using GPS without a warrant. Judges cited the state constitution as their guide since there is no Federal law on the books.
A Federal district court came up with a fully different response in a similar case last week: The court, in "Wisconsin decided that police can stick a GPS-tracking device on anyone they want without getting a search warrant. Even if that person is not suspected of anything more than living, breathing and expectorating." (C|net)
So, be careful out there!
Hat tip to Duane.
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Wednesday, May 6. 2009
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Would you Feel Safer if University Authorized App did the Tracking?
Students at Princeton will found out. Tiger Finder is going live and will per a blog associated with the school paper allow you to find "the exact locations on campus of all your closest acquaintances."
The interesting thing is that to access the app you need formal university credentials. I can state that at least at Penn State those are not that easy to get (even if you are on the faculty!) Further, there's no anonymity, which may make some potential users feel more secure in using the app over say a commercial one. The relationship of the app to the school is unclear from the blog post, but I did find that the app was developed in COS 333 and will be presented on Friday. Oh, and I do like the name!
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