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[ NNSquad ] Microsoft Patents 'Avoid Ghetto' Feature For GPS Devices
Microsoft Patents 'Avoid Ghetto' Feature For GPS Devices
http://j.mp/AoVBlL (CBS Seattle)
"Microsoft has been granted a patent for its "avoid ghetto" feature for
GPS devices. A GPS device is used to find shortcuts and avoid
traffic, but Microsoft's patent states that a route can be plotted for
pedestrians to avoid an "unsafe neighborhood or being in an open area
that is subject to harsh temperatures." Created for mobile phones,
the technology uses the latest crime statistics and weather data and
includes them when calculating a route."
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Highways or Scenic Route?
Shortest or Fastest Route?
Avoid Routes with Substantial Minority Populations?
Thank you for choosing Microsoft/Nokia GPS!
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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