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the space race and it's watching you...

category international | sci-tech | news report author Wednesday December 17, 2003 21:25author by public private - an post inc.

they call it 'geoaddress'

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my source in an post ,the irish postal service ,a public service till now,tells me of the project he has been working on called 'geoaddress'...
In partnership with ordinance(doublespeek) survey an post are marking on sattelite maps every address in the republic to create a detailed map for use by private companies,it has already been sold to nissan for car guidance,and an insurance company for actuarial and marketing uses,as well as directing esb workmen..."they need revenue" he said.......i am a negative person so i see the problem that this will allow any private company and so any government department to track people in minute geographical detail combined with mobile phone grids and presto 'we got im'
on the upside(doublethink) this allows public health authorities to better localise centres of disease,previously the smallest cohort that could be studied was one county or in dublin one postcode area.....
inshort the "government" is selling your legally protected information to anybody who can afford it.......they need revenue....


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