Instead of reading data from an accelerometer, a website can look at the characteristics of a computer such as what plug-ins and software you have installed, the size of the screen, the time zone, fonts and other features of any particular machine, giving that laptop or desktop a distinct signature. The Electronic Frontier Foundation found that 94 percent of Flash or Java browsers – which enable key features in Internet browsing – had unique, fingerprint-like identities, Forbes reports.
At this point I don’t care.
By the time they come for me the phone will be gone.
I don’t like anyone watching me. I don’t think they should watch or track anyone. But it’s not gonna stop and I have a million other things to deal with.
It’s probably easier to just track the GPS. All cell phones have that.
Guess I need to use it in the bathroom more... to bad they can’t detect smell.
Well, that will be handy if I ever get lost.
There are so many ways to track us these days that there is no privacy.
I would be flattered if the NSAIRSOBAMAFBI choose me out of all the billions of smartphones to track because of my “dangerousness”. I’d be all over the media, peeing in my pants, crying, shaking...just thinking how many cool millions I’d make off of my “misfortune”....and book.
If the On-Star button works...then why cares how?
In other news...
Introducing the IntelliPotty.
Beware the next time you visit the restroom as your actions and bodily functions could very well be monitored and recorded. The new IntelliPotty will record the following: what function you performed, the amount and consistency of your excretions, how long your “activities” took, whether you used toilet paper, how much TP you used, whether you flushed...OR NOT, whether you raised or lowered the lid and ring, and whether you used the in-room exhaust fan to rid the air of any “foul” odors. Using a cellular device, this information will be transmitted to a location as designated by the commode owner.
Upgraded IntelliPotty units will even be able to analyze the “deposits” for drug use, cholesterol level, and other medical issues. One of the more controversial capabilities disclosed by the manufacturer is the unit’s ability to take a user’s DNA sample. Some units will use the old fashioned flush levers... and will take fingerprint readings as the user flushes with the handle.
And, don’t even think about lighting up a cigarette while hoping to catch a few private minutes on the “porcelain throne”...as EVERY unit has a reverse flush function should smoke be detected. Your sports pages would definitely be ruined should the reverse function be activated.
People using their cell phones and tablets to share theories on just how they'll be forced to get an implanted chip with "666" in it while the goodies they can't live without and share theories over have already turned them into walking broadcast towers
How’s this for an idea:
Cell phones with an “off” switch that actually cuts off juice to the damn thing. Off means “off”.
Then a radio-wave-proof mylar bag to carry the thing to be on the safe side.
Most newer cellular phones have two batteries - the one that runs the bells and whistles - and another, unreachable without disassembling the unit, that is solely GPS.
So, even if you turn it off and remove the “battery” your unit is still transmitting your location.
I’ve been doing some heavy duty research on this for a new book.