You can't compare a civil offense like a speeding ticket to a criminal trial. The standards of proof are completely different.
In the case of a civil offense, the standard is preponderance of evidence. A cops word is pretty much good enough for that. In a criminal trial the standard is beyond a reasonable doubt. That means no reasonable person can have a reasonable doubt that you did it. HUGE difference.
Just because you can find the time and your position using GPS doesn't mean someone can track where you are. A GPS device is a receiver, not a transmitter.
GPS satellites constantly broadcast the time, and their location. A the GPS in the device takes this data from several (4+) satellites, does the math, and calculates the position.
For this to work the time has to be absolutely correct. So you can use the time to set your clock.
Without some sort of transmitter (like a phone with its data connection, or some sort of dedicated transmitter built into the same device) no one has any possibility of knowing where you are.
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Agreed, physical access = owned.
Another sensational article that makes it sound like people across the internet can kill you in your car. *sigh*
But these might actually already be in a car. Insurance companies, uber, etc.. give them out. People voluntarily install them.
The cautionary tale here is 'don't plug crap people give you into your car's electronics'
You can't compare a civil offense like a speeding ticket to a criminal trial. The standards of proof are completely different.
In the case of a civil offense, the standard is preponderance of evidence. A cops word is pretty much good enough for that.
In a criminal trial the standard is beyond a reasonable doubt. That means no reasonable person can have a reasonable doubt that you did it. HUGE difference.
I think I had a space heater that looked just like that once.
Nothing about technology, nothing geeky at all. Just some gender politics.
Woman rents out her car via RelayRides, someone gets killed while driving her car, she may end up getting personally sued.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/your-money/relayrides-accident-raises-questions-on-liabilities-of-car-sharing.html?pagewanted=all
You should be a little less paranoid about GPS.
Just because you can find the time and your position using GPS doesn't mean someone can track where you are.
A GPS device is a receiver, not a transmitter.
GPS satellites constantly broadcast the time, and their location. A the GPS in the device takes this data from several (4+) satellites, does the math, and calculates the position.
For this to work the time has to be absolutely correct. So you can use the time to set your clock.
Without some sort of transmitter (like a phone with its data connection, or some sort of dedicated transmitter built into the same device) no one has any possibility of knowing where you are.
All Eternal September. Damned AOLers. *sheds a tear*
Congrats. Of course I'll post just for the achievement as well.