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    The new phone system, like the FasTrak transponder-based system now in use, raises serious issues of privacy, said Lauren Weinstein, founder of the Woodland Hills-based Privacy Forum. "I'm not saying you shouldn't do something like this, I'm saying people need to be informed about what's done with the data ... You need to ask if its being collected and how long is it going to be archived." Some motorists have been suspicious of how they might be tracked with FasTrak tags, suspicions that were confirmed last June when records requested by MediaNews showed that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission released electronic toll payers' bridge crossing records in civil court proceedings. Full Article at Inside Bay Area
    I'm not saying you shouldn't do something like this, I'm saying people need to be informed about what's done with the data ... You need to ask if its being collected and how long is it going to be archived.
    SOURCE: Inside Bay Area 21 months ago
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Experiment uses phones to track I-880 traffic
  1. From a privacy standpoint, the less information given, the better ... Cell phone users will have the option to turn off the service if they don't want to use it or they don't want their data sent.
    SOURCE: Inside Bay Area 21 months ago
  2. phones as a sensor for the world that we live in.
    SOURCE: Inside Bay Area 21 months ago

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