Personal GPS Tracker is allowing elderly people to live independently longer

Personal Tracking Device is allowing elderly people and those with limited functionality to live independently longer, with caretakers doing their work remotely. General Electric, for example, has a product in which ubiquitous sensors can accurately and unobtrusively determine an independent elderly person’s activity. Currently, simple tracking systems are more common, such as a GPS-programmed “geofence” that sends an alert to a caretaker if the person has left a predefined area. The device is targeted to people who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, although it can be used with children and teenagers as well. Lawmakers should be more aware of the possibility of caretakers abusing devices such as the i-TAG and the more sophisticated sensor systems. If an abused person leaves his or her home to escape, the caretaker would be notified instantly. And if gadgets or software monitor call logs as well, an abused person might have even more limited recourse.

The abusive caretaker situation resembles, in some ways, the much more common occurrence of domestic violence and even electronic stalking by a stranger. It’s a relatively straightforward task to install a tracking device on a person’s car without her knowledge. And in at least one case, a victim of domestic abuse has sued the gadgetmaker, Foxtrax Vehicle Tracking, for aiding and abetting her abuser in an attack. The police are also using personal GPS tracking on the other side of the domestic violence battle: more states are using GPS to keep track of people with restraining orders against them,24 a tactic that law enforcement has previously used to keep track of people convicted of sexually abusing children.

Although it’s clear that applications that use a person’s data can help him live a more productive life, exercise more, or kick a smoking habit and in themselves can be useful and exciting, they can’t exist without the accompanying questions of privacy. Researchers try to envision a world in which these applications have existed for decades, and so they often put out the call for a more in-depth “conversation” about the questions that need to be asked and the implications that inevitably arise with such technologies. However, it’s still often the case that the privacy concerns regarding or vulnerabilities within a new technology, be it a GPS-based phone application or RFID-based toll tag, emerge only after the technology has been adopted and started to cause problems.

One of the most popular ways of addressing concerns is by allowing people to opt in or opt out of programs or technologies. However, in some cases it’s not feasible to opt out entirely. Therefore, there need to be various approaches to data collection and analysis that offer a range of privacy options. Included with each privacy setting should be clear, concise explanations of the ramifications of that setting. For instance, many people allow mobile phone applications to use their location if the application asks, but few people are fully aware of how those data are used and shared.

Here is the most popular personal Portable GPS Tracker that we currently have in stock:

GT300 High Accuracy Personal Portable GPS Tracker

GT300 Portable GPS Tracker is a powerful GSM/GPS safety phone designed mainly for children/elderly/luggage/pets. Its built-in GPS receiver has superior sensitivity and fast time to first fix. Quad band GPRS/GSM subsystem of this GPS Tracking Device supports 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. System integration is straightforward as complete documentation is provided for the full featured function. It supports a wide variety of reports including emergency, geo-fence boundary crossings, low battery and SOS alarm.

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