Monday, September 18, 2017

Tech meets Minority Report

If you've seen the movie Minority Report or have a knowledge of it then you will quickly understand the potential of the following technology I will be talking about. Apparently Scientists have now developed cellphone technology that predict the future...well at least your immediate future. Why would we need something like this, you ask? One of the pro's, it is claimed will be for marketing purposes, as if our lives are not already awash with advertisers. The software actually works by analyzing your activities and those of close friends and family to predict rather accurately where you will find yourself at a future point in time. I know, it sounds Sci-Fi  but that is the beauty of it. It's amazing to think that such technology is already in existence while Joe Soap is still learning how to send that SMS. I actually started this post a few months ago and at that time never even heard about the latest report in The Guardian. Rapid Information Overlay Technology (RIOT) http://youtu.be/O1dgoQJAt6Y is now capable of tracking individuals by simply accessing data generated by us on a daily basis. You could call it leaving a digital footprint.


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