AmberWatch Mobile GPS tracking service announced
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jun 26th 2007 7:55AM
posted Jun 26th 2007 7:55AM
The AmberWatch Foudation used QUALCOMM's recent BREW 2007 conference to take the wraps off its latest initiative, with QUALCOMM CEO Paul Jacobs himself helping to talk up the new AmberWatch Mobile GPS tracking service and urge others in the industry to jump on board. Among other things, the new service will allow individuals to send alerts to family and friends when they're in need of assistance (which'll include their GPS location), allow chosen friends or family members to check on an individual's location from their PC or cellphone, and give parents the ability to set up scheduled checkups with their kids. Look for the software to roll out this September, with about half of the proceeds from sales going to support the AmberWatch Foundation.[Via GPS Tracking Systems]
Um, is this a good thing?
I'm sure this will never be abused.
This is even more disturbing considering the recent article about the family being harassed by hacked cell phones.
buddy beacon anyone?
This has been a core feature of Helio service since the release of the Drift... slightly different, but many of the same features...
Ya know where the children are perfectly safe? North Korea. 'Think of the Children!': man, Lenin himself would have smiled at the pure genius of using parental fears to impose a police state.
Gotta go; there's a loud, authoritarian knock at the door.
I think this is a great thing, I will be getting this when it comes out for both my boy's...
As parents we have a responsibility to make sure our kids are safe! In todays world that is not easy. I'm all for giving my older kids space and privacy, but let's be honest some teenagers don't always use the best judgement in certain situations. It may be a little intrusive for some, but I think this is one more safety tool that can help protect the people closest to you! So sign me up!!!