Comments on: Jogger’s Accessories Make You Trackable http://blog.openbrainstem.net/peregrine/2006/12/12/joggers-accessories-make-you-trackable/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joggers-accessories-make-you-trackable Stuff I Decided to Write Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:02:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peregrine http://blog.openbrainstem.net/peregrine/2006/12/12/joggers-accessories-make-you-trackable/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Peregrine Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:54:33 +0000 http://blog.openbrainstem.net/peregrine/2006/12/12/joggers-accessories-make-you-trackable/#comment-691 @Clint Savage <blockquote cite="Clint Savage">Think of all the people in the world who are raped, murdered or just plain go missing.</blockquote> Please, don't tell me you think that Liberty should (or even could) be traded for "Security"? I thought I knew you better than that, Clint :) . <blockquote cite="Clint Savage">It is also possible that an individual may be interested in the locations where they exercise or just wander around.</blockquote> The Nike+IPod Sports Kit does not have that ability. It does not have any GPS. The tracking system the researchers built/used tracks the signal from the shoes. Using two or three Radio Direction Finding (RDF) systems, they could <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulate" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">triangulate</a> the positions of the shoes from over 60 feet away. It's a completely external system, that was easy to build and deploy in a fashion where those wearing the Nike+IPod combo don't even know they are being tracked and that that tracking system can uniquely identify them. @Clint Savage

Think of all the people in the world who are raped, murdered or just plain go missing.

Please, don’t tell me you think that Liberty should (or even could) be traded for “Security”? I thought I knew you better than that, Clint :) .

It is also possible that an individual may be interested in the locations where they exercise or just wander around.

The Nike+IPod Sports Kit does not have that ability. It does not have any GPS. The tracking system the researchers built/used tracks the signal from the shoes. Using two or three Radio Direction Finding (RDF) systems, they could triangulate the positions of the shoes from over 60 feet away.

It’s a completely external system, that was easy to build and deploy in a fashion where those wearing the Nike+IPod combo don’t even know they are being tracked and that that tracking system can uniquely identify them.

]]> By: Clint Savage http://blog.openbrainstem.net/peregrine/2006/12/12/joggers-accessories-make-you-trackable/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Clint Savage Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:22:03 +0000 http://blog.openbrainstem.net/peregrine/2006/12/12/joggers-accessories-make-you-trackable/#comment-659 It is possible that this is a desired result. Think of all the people in the world who are raped, murdered or just plain go missing. If they had one of these devices while they were out exercising, it might give better information about where they disappeared. It is also possible that an individual may be interested in the locations where they exercise or just wander around. I know that it would be cool for me to track where I went in each of the cities I visit every year. Food for thought... Cheers, Clint It is possible that this is a desired result. Think of all the people in the world who are raped, murdered or just plain go missing. If they had one of these devices while they were out exercising, it might give better information about where they disappeared.

It is also possible that an individual may be interested in the locations where they exercise or just wander around. I know that it would be cool for me to track where I went in each of the cities I visit every year.

Food for thought…

Cheers,

Clint

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