Tuesday, September 4, 2007

GPS in taxis: Big Brother or boon?

InfoWorld

New York City cabbies don't like the idea of being tracked by satellite. But what alternative do any of us really have?

GPS-taxi-eye_hp.jpgI feel badly for New York City cab drivers, but I'm inclined to be philosophical about their plight. What they are going through is a precursor to what all of us face as technology gets deeper and deeper under our skin.

Where exactly do we draw the line between technology and expediency? Or more specifically: Where do we draw the line between our rights as individuals versus the ability of technology to strip away almost all of our freedom to behave like humans?


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

soon we'll all have chips implanted under our skin.