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Microsoft Tries To Charm EU With Future Visions

Posted by Zonk on from the we-love-teh-future dept.

RedStar writes "BBC Online has a piece on Microsoft's visions of the future as shown to Euro MPs in a charm operation." From the article: "This is more a new concept than a new technology, and the real version may still be a year or two away. It would track the mobile phone signals of loved ones, then cross-reference which mobile cell they were in with pre-programmed locations, like the home, school, or workplace. Ms Sellen added: 'This is not very specific at all about where people are, and that's deliberate. We don't want to invade people's privacy too much, so we deliberately keep things very coarse grained.'"

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  1. Stalkers Wet Dream by Azreal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Forget about photos hijacked from a Sidekick, this could be a stalkers wet dream.

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  2. Privacy by GeeksHaveFeelings · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We don't want to invade people's privacy too much,

    Just a little bit then?

  3. did it include by darth_linux · · Score: 0, Redundant

    the phrase "resistance is futile"? or perhaps several of them speaking together. please don't imagine a Beowulf cluster of those.

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