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GPS Will Now Tell You You're In A 'Bad' Neighborhood
from the now-that's-a-point-of-interest dept
While various GPS systems are competing to provide better, more interesting or more detailed "points of interest," it appears that Honda is going even further. Its new GPS system will also warn drivers when they're in a "bad neighborhood" where there's a high crime rate, and where their cars may be more likely to be vandalized or stolen. Right now, the product is only targeted at the Japanese market, but it's likely to eventually make it to the US. What will be worth watching is how communities respond if they're listed in GPS systems as being bad neighborhoods. These days, such designations are usually made by random people -- but having it in a GPS system (especially given how slavishly some listen to what their GPS tells them) may make it seem more "official." While I can imagine some communities getting angry about the designation, some might try to improve their reputations, which could have a very positive end result. Of course, when talking about American communities, that's probably not the case. They'll probably just sue, claiming defamation.
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Bravo!
Ultimately, what will happen is crime statistics (and other statistics) will be integrated and a threshold set by the user for the GPS to notify once the threshold is met. Simple, legal, and effective.
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I have prior art
Mine was filed after a GPS told me to walk through a very rough neighborhood at night, but at the time I didn't know it was bad.
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Hmmm
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those who are not held accountable for their actions "think" they can do anything and that not a thing they do is wrong (in their own eyes)
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What's Next
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Hummmm
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also will we see paople parking right at the borders of bad places lik if i park 1/2 a block down from where i am now my car is in a less dangerus place.
wow how about real time calculations of the odds of your car being stolen. in vancouver honda civics are the most stolen vehicle. the system can look at the area match with the theft statistics and inform you that if you park here your car will have a 75% chance of being stolen, but if you park 1/2 a block back the chance is 25%. then we can have the city take that info and do tricky stuff like the parking meter at the 25% mark is triple the price
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A visit to the Local Brothel
As for a "1984" scenario, the car will report your location to the police station. You will be automatically cited for speeding, running lights, and parking illegally.
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Yes lawsuits will hit in the US
Suits will most likely range from Racial discrimination to defamation leading to financial loss of property value for communities.
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Remedying a bad neighborhood...
Plus, neighborhoods with bad reputations KNOW they have bad reputations. What member of ANY community doesn't know the extent of the crime involved?
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Re: Hmmm
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Re: I have prior art
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Re: What's Next
I just realized how stupid my prior comment above was.
Well what can I say. I'm alike tarded that way, please bear with me.
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Except I want Hulk Hogan and Hacksaw Jim to both scr#w me real good....lol.
I've had the biggest crush on those guy since the 80's.
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You assume I'm a litigious individual, which is -obvious- profiling, defamation, and various other not-nice words. I'm gonna sue.
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Bad Neighborhoods
I could see a whole crop of lawsuits pop up over a car being vandalized in a supposed "safe" neighborhood.
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Global Positioning System
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Re: A visit to the Local Brothel
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Re: I have prior art
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But, what qualifies as a bad neighborhood?
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deja vu!
The ACLU has an interesting Flash animation showing how information gained through surveillance (such as "bad" neighborhood locations) can be put to other uses.
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just call it what it is
besides, if you have a GPS and a car worth stealing, you probably never leave your gated community except to drive to work where you park in a secure garage, so the odds of coming into contact with a "bad" neighborhood are slim. how's that for profiling?
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Forget discrimation!
Nono, the people who will be suing are the ones trying to protect their precious property values. The ones worried about property value are the ones with the cash to hire the most vile of lawyers.
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Property Values
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You are right though. There is a high chance of this. Especially considering the ridiculousness of some folks in the county.
But stating facts such as a crime rate in the area isn't any different than looking them up on the inet. Not discriminating. Math doesn't discriminate.
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Re: Hmmm
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Re: Global Positioning System
GPS= Global Positioning SATELLITE System.
Duh!
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People watch too much Dateline
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What ABout The Good Neighborhoods?
So, when it announces you're in a bad neighborhood, will it show POIs like where to score some dope? Crack houses? That would be cool.
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Detouring Crime
You'll have to set the threshold pretty high if you're in South America and don't want to be told to detour around Brazil. Cyberia
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Also, I'm pretty sure it has to be untrue before it can be defamatory.
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It depends...
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Are you saying that theoretically our movements should be limited by that type of info?
Please.
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Go announce on several high profile blogs that blacks are responsible for the majority of violent crime (fluctuating between 72-83%) and you'll be showed just how "wrong" it is even though the stats are fully accurate.
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Telling the truth can get you crucified.
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I want this for my next US trip!
However, when traveling to the US, driving in major cities is very scary. I have NO idea where the bad parts of LA, Dallas etc is. We ended up in some wrong place in Texas and a couple of people tried to run us off the road. I am so glad I had rented a really good car...
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On the other hand, these so-called "technologies" upon which we humans become reliant are really just robbing us of our common sense...
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Re: I have prior art
This seems like an interesting concept. What is your patent number
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It's about time!
I don't see how any law suits would hold up:
1. The areas are based on "crime statistics". The only profiling here is based on facts, not judgements or prejudices.
2. The GPS doesn't guarantee your car won't be stolen, it just gives you a probability.
I can't wait for mapquest and/or yahoo maps to start giving this option, that would be great! I honestly don't see why they don't now.
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Dangerous area alert
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