Groupe Chronos

You are a Receiver, an Emitter, and a User

To address the inconvenient gaps of information we often experience with our beloved GPS devices, operators have found an innovative way to collect data...by tracking you. In New York City, for example, taxis are tagged with sensors that relay detailed road information and traffic patterns to the operator. As a result, passengers can now follow their entire journey on a screen in the back of the cab. Imagine no longer being ripped off in an unfamiliar city! By default, if cars are equipped with sensors, so are citizens. The individual is increasingly mobile and connected to the cellular phone network opens up many opportunities for mapping in real time. Maps are constructed in an organic way. They move, adapt, and evolve in real time, even anticipating the movements of the city. Smile, you're being traced... because you asked for it.

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