Yesterday the AP ran a story on how employers are using GPS technology to keep an eye on what workers are doing.
In a related matter, the federal government is developing a Personal Identity Verification system (unified ID card) for Federal employees and contractors.
“What” you say, “the two aren’t related”?
Well, they aren’t related yet. But if the government and employers can use this technology to keep track of workers, why can’t it be made available for everyone? And why not combine the two technologies, so that the eye in the sky can monitor where the cards (and their bearers) are?
It sure would be easier for the government to do certain things if it could keep track of where everyone is located. I bet we’ll soon be needing this kind of thing to keep us safe from terror.