Via Slashdot: Disney GPS phone for tracking children

[thoughtographer]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Disney Phone Service Features GPS Tracking Of Children<br><br>POSTED: 5:44 pm EDT April 5, 2006<br>UPDATED: 6:18 pm EDT April 5, 2006<br><br>The Walt Disney Company unveiled a new wireless phone service Wednesday that allows parents to track their children on a map using Global Positioning System technology, according to Local 6 News.<br><br>The new "family friendly" service, called Disney Mobile, allows parents decide who their children can call and when, the report said.<br><br>Beyond the family-oriented features, Disney Mobile will offer wireless voice service, text and picture messaging, and a broad range of entertainment and content, a news release said.<br><br>"Given our strong commitment to embracing innovative technology, coupled with Disney's outstanding creative content, Disney Mobile is perfectly positioned to transform the way families come together and stay connected," said Robert A. Iger, president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company.<br><br>The phone service will launch in June and has not been priced yet.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://disneymobile.com/">Disney Mobile</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>Awful, unsurprising and inevitable. <p><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>

[Hugh Manatee Wins]

"Hasn't got much rat in it."<br><br>"Oops. Sorry. Quite a lot, really."<br><br>I think the Amber Alert and high-profile pedophile bust theater is to sell this crap to parents along with web filters for the government to hide behind. <br><br>Nothing like getting parents to see the world as Zombies looking for their kids to sell shit. <p></p><i></i>

[NewKid]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Given our strong commitment to embracing innovative technology, coupled with Disney's outstanding creative content, Disney Mobile is perfectly positioned to transform the way families come together and stay connected," <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Absolutely exquisite bullshit. <p></p><i></i>

[nomo]

Well, the sooner you get kids used to the idea that they're being tracked everywhere they go, the better. When they move us into our retirement homes they'll ask us how we ever lived without it. After they put the GPS bracelet on our wrists. <p></p><i></i>

[thoughtographer]

<!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.pulsatingdream.com/mr_1.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>

[mother]

I agree w/Hugh about the high-profile predator busts. We just adopted a beautiful new dog and I was sorry to find out she'd been chipped as part of the deal. <p></p><i></i>

[nomo]

I was just thinking, if this allows parents to track their kids, wouldn't it also be a boon to the perps?<br> <p></p><i></i>

[thoughtographer]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I was just thinking, if this allows parents to track their kids, wouldn't it also be a boon to the perps?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>It probably already is a boon to some. This technology isn't new, as there have been a few sites that will allow you to do this using SMS messaging and other techniques for some time now. <p><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>