La empresa telefónica Verizon, de los estados unidos, anuncia un nuevo servicio: teléfonos para tus hijos que se rastrean vía satélite.
Los padres entran al sitio de Verizon y ven exactámente donde están sus hijos (o por lo menos, los teléfonos de sus hijos).
Además los padres pueden programar el teléfono de sus hijos, estableciendo una área geográfica específica. Una vez que el chico sale de esa área su teléfono automáticamente lo buchonea, mandando un mensaje de texto a los teléfonos de sus padres.
Imagen: fuente, fuente.
Futuratrónics cross-index: Pentágono Panóptico: el fin de la privacidad, National Geographic: Noticias del Panóptico, Here Comes Panopticon: Cámaras del futuro inspiradas en los ojos de insectos, El panóptico biológico, Fashion Panoptico.
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Verizon Launches Child Locator Service
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
June 12, 2006, 1:49 PM
Verizon on Monday introduced a new service aimed at parents who wish to keep track of where their children are through their cell phones. Additionally, the service will give children a way to easily contact their parents.
The "Chaperone" service would be provided in conjunction with the kid-friendly LG Migo, a cell phone designed for easy operation by even the youngest users. The system uses GPS capabilities built into the phone in order to track a child's position.
The parent would be able to see where the phone is located from a map on the Verizon Web site. Additionally, parents can download a cell phone-based application that would perform similar functions, Verizon said.
The service will also allow for over-the-air programming of the phone's calling buttons, as well as customizing other settings including language and disabling or enabling of the emergency calling button.
Another feature, called Child Zone, provides a service for parents where they would be alerted when the Migo phone leaves a predetermined area. The service would send a text message to the parent's Verizon phone.
"[Chaperone] gives parents an added tool for keeping in contact with their children," Verizon product development director Lee Daniels said in a statement. "If the unexpected happens, a child carrying a Chaperone-enabled Migo phone will be able to quickly get in touch with parents or another responsible adult - and even emergency personnel - who can help."
The service requires the LG Migo phone and a Verizon Wireless Family Share plan. The locator service by itself would be $9.99 USD per line, and $19.99 USD per line when the Child Zone service is added. The LG Migo costs $49.99 USD with a two-year service agreement.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Verizon_Launches_Child_Locator_Service/1150134270
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