Companies can already track our whereabouts from cellular phones, and this newest piece of legislation is just in preparation for the VoIP technology wave, to ensure governmental control. So people, I guess it's time to strap on the tin foil hats for good. But seriously, look at what the FCC is proposing: a full-scale inventory of every single WAP that exists in America. It's just not possible, because it would take forever. And this is a government agency we're talking about here, so, you know, they're not so gifted when it comes to this stuff. So good luck to the FCC, God knows they'll be meeting with more than just passive resistance every fumbling step of the way. Anyway, this whole business of tracking people under the guise of personal safety is all unconstitutional rubbish at best and orwellian fascism at worst.
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@Anon, agreed, kind of...
Companies can already track our whereabouts from cellular phones, and this newest piece of legislation is just in preparation for the VoIP technology wave, to ensure governmental control. So people, I guess it's time to strap on the tin foil hats for good. But seriously, look at what the FCC is proposing: a full-scale inventory of every single WAP that exists in America. It's just not possible, because it would take forever. And this is a government agency we're talking about here, so, you know, they're not so gifted when it comes to this stuff. So good luck to the FCC, God knows they'll be meeting with more than just passive resistance every fumbling step of the way. Anyway, this whole business of tracking people under the guise of personal safety is all unconstitutional rubbish at best and orwellian fascism at worst.