From: "Rich Gauszka" 

One can track an individual optionally with the interference of government
right now.  This also smacks of a hair brained idea of reducing health
costs for the elderly. Let's not have enough health workers to watch granny
so she won't wander off into the snow bank but let's have the knowledge to
know what snowbank granny froze to death in.


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>> social concern. People may want this for a family member, and the family
>> member may think it is appropriate," he said.
>
> I don't see the problem with it as long as it's optional. Sort of like on
> star trek where they could always ask the computer "where is the
captain"
> and as long as he had his communication badge with him the computer would
> tell them where he way. If he didn't want to be tracked he would just take
> the badge off. Something like that would be awesome because it's just
> another choice.
>
> Forced tracking would be big brother. Think of optional tracking like GPS,
> it could be very useful at times.
>
> Geo.

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