1. But it did not provide Turner with location information and driving directions as some other automotive GPS devices do. 2. But they have raised privacy concerns because location information will be held centrally within the wireless network. 3. Current GPS systems usually require a number of minutes to start delivering location information and fail when they are blocked by buildings or trees. 4. E-ZPass officials emphasized that they disclose location information only when forced by a court order. 5. FCC officials deferred their decisions on expanding the capabilities to include providing location information in cellular telephone networks and embracing Internet packet-switching technology. 6. FBI officials said they never intended to ask for real-time tracking but simply the same type of location information already routinely available in tracing traditional telephone calls. 7. GPS, which provides location information based on readings from multiple satellites, is often used in conjunction with another growing technology, Geographic Information Systems. 8. In contrast, the GPS receivers provide location information based on measuring the differences in arrival time from a constellation of Air Force satellites. 9. In another area of the wireless industry, privacy advocates have emphasized the potential for misuse of the location information that can be gleaned from cell phone signals. 10. In the event of, say, a heart fibrillation, the chip would send location information to a ground station, where a microtransmitter would send for help. |
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