GPS Tracking Privacy Issues

A new device is coming out called the DASHexpress. What is interesting about this
device is that it relies on other users to gather real-time information on traffic conditions using a technology called the Dash Driver Network™. What is it and how does it work?
Imagine this...

You are on your way to work and you have a choice between 2 routes. You are running a bit late so you turn on your handy dandy Dash express unit mounted on your dashboard. After a few moments, BAM, lights, and data are flashing on your screen, the highway is a mess! At best, traffic is moving about 5 miles an hour! This information isn't 5 minutes ago, or earlier that morning, it is NOW in this moment. You quickly look at your second choice and see that while traffic is heavy, it is moving at 55 miles an hour. Your momma didn't raise no fools, so you wisely take your 2nd choice to work. You arrive on time and calm knowing your little secret dashboard pal 'had your back' on the way to work this morning.

How was this so? What was this technology that allowed you to avoid what could have been a potential extreem stress test? Well, you can thank the poor slob who got caught in the traffic and unfortuanately didn't turn on his little secret dashboard pal until it was too late to avoid the traffic. While he was sitting in traffic giving his blood vessels a 'high-pressure" workout, his little handy dandy unit was transmitting all kinds of information back to the base station, such as his speed, direction, and location, all in real time!

As more and more people use the device, the more accurate and comprehensive the data will be. Are you afraid of being the first one and don't want to be the poor slob caught in traffic? Well, don't despair. Because not only does the Dash system get data from other dash units, but they get data from road sensors, commercial fleets and other sources through their partnership with Inrix.

What is more interesting, is that your device is loaded with historical data about the traffic patterns. Imagine knowing when and where to avoid if you have to get somewhere in a hurry?

Their driver network provides data for over 2 million miles of US road, and is the only source of real time driving conditions for surface roads. So chances are, you'll be driving on some of those 2 million miles of roads.

So why is this listed in the privacy section of my blog? Well, there is that issue of having your whereabouts transmitted somewhere 24/7. They say that the data transmitted is anonymous, but I was a programmer in a previous life and it is pretty easy to change a bit from a 0 to a 1 change all that.

In any case, if you already have a GPS unit and you are totally into the technology, then this is a piece of technology that you would love to get in line to have. Right now, they are not available, but you can pre-order them below.