Contributors   |   Messages   |   Polls   |   Resources   |  
Comments
Newest First | Oldest First | Threaded View
<<   <   Page 4 / 5   >   >>
Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
6/12/2017 11:04:05 AM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@Ariella: That was the same primary motivation in MA until relatively recently. Now, EZ-Pass lanes are the *only* lanes on all toll roads in the Commonwealth.

50%
50%
Ariella
Ariella
6/12/2017 10:40:02 AM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@Joe About E-Z Pass, we've had it for many years even though we rarely use it now. The primary motivation for people in the NY area is not the small discount you get for using it but the amount of time you can save on the lines for the manned toll booths. Does it link your car with when are where you were if you used it? Sure, as they are designed to not be tranferable, they do a check on the license plate whenever the tag is read for payment. Does that bother me? Not really.  I don't know if I would opt to have my TV watch me, and I do find some of the smart home systems just a tad creepy. Perhaps that's because a lot of more life is in my house than in the car. 

50%
50%
Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
6/12/2017 10:01:59 AM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@Ariella: I'm not so convinced privacy fears fall into "tinfoil hat"/"The CIA is controlling my brain" territory. In an age where our televisions are actually spying on us (in some cases via hackers in some cases intentionally), we have quite literally begun to venture into 1984 territory.

Regardless, I think a healthy balance is strikeable between privacy concerns and living one's life. (I've managed to live life thus far without EZ-Pass, for instance, and I'm still doing fine.) I think our European counterparts, as hypersensitive as they may seem to be sometimes about privacy, have a better cultural memory about this kind of thing than most Americans do.

50%
50%
Ariella
Ariella
6/12/2017 9:55:44 AM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@Joe true, nothing is completely secure. But most of us are not ready to go off the virtual grid and wear tinfoil hats for the rest of our lives.

50%
50%
Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
6/12/2017 9:35:14 AM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@Ariella: Security is an issue, too, however.

Ashley Madison, for instance, assured its users that their information would only be used for blah-blah-blah...but then the company suffered an enormous data-security breach.

So even if we 100% trust those who are collecting, aggregating, and using our data in their intentions, that doesn't translate to data security -- or, for that matter, the availability of that data after a breach.

50%
50%
Ariella
Ariella
6/12/2017 8:26:53 AM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@mhhf1ve Being caught speeding is one of the concerns some people had for E-Z Pass that works by picking up your distance between two points -- as it would on the NJ Turnpike. I believe that drivers have been assured that it would not be used for that purpose, though the data would clearly be there. Also people who have tracking devices put in for their auto insurance are concerned that it would pick up on their routes when it is only intended to pick up on their acceleration, stop rates, etc. 

50%
50%
mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/11/2017 4:31:57 PM
User Rank
Platinum
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
Well, even security itself is a slippery slope. Once you agree to cameras everywhere for "security" then you open up the capacity to enforce all kinds of laws for the sake of security. Jaywalking, speeding, spitting on the ground... the possibilities can be scary.

50%
50%
Ariella
Ariella
6/11/2017 12:56:00 PM
User Rank
Author
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
@mhhf1ve the reason why some people are opposed to them. Once they're up for the purpose of security, it's difficult to prevent the footage being used for other purposes. I think that they are legally covered so long as they put up a sign that lets people know the area is under a camera's view.

50%
50%
mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/11/2017 3:18:21 AM
User Rank
Platinum
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
It's true of London and parts of NYC -- and apparently Baltimore for a while. As well as parts of the Middle East to track where IEDs come from. Ubiquitous cameras can be deployed anywhere. Is it okay to use them for any purpose?

50%
50%
mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/11/2017 3:15:33 AM
User Rank
Platinum
Re: AT&T has GE and FirstNet for smart cities
I'm not saying it's not possible-- but the kind of sensors that can detect specific "toxic gases" are not the same as those that can detect oxygen levels. It depends a lot on what is being measured.

50%
50%
<<   <   Page 4 / 5   >   >>


Latest Articles
Italy's 5G auction could exceed a government target of raising €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) after attracting interest from companies outside the mobile market.
The emerging-markets operator is focusing on the humdrum business of connectivity and keeping quiet about some of its ill-fated 'digitalization' efforts.
Three UK has picked Huawei over existing radio access network suppliers Nokia and Samsung to build its 5G network.
Vendor says that it's its biggest 5G deal to date.
Verizon skates where the puck is going by waiting for standards-based 5G devices to launch its mobile service in 2019.
On-the-Air Thursdays Digital Audio
Orange has been one of the leading proponents of SDN and NFV. In this Telco Transformation radio show, Orange's John Isch provides some perspective on his company's NFV/SDN journey.
Special Huawei Video
10/16/2017
Huawei Network Transformation Seminar
The adoption of virtualization technology and cloud architectures by telecom network operators is now well underway but there is still a long way to go before the transition to an era of Network Functions Cloudification (NFC) is complete.
Video
The Small Cell Forum's CEO Sue Monahan says that small cells will be crucial for indoor 5G coverage, but challenges around business models, siting ...
People, strategy, a strong technology roadmap and new business processes are the key underpinnings of Telstra's digital transformation, COO Robyn ...
Eric Bozich, vice president of products and marketing at CenturyLink, talks about the challenges and opportunities of integrating Level 3 into ...
Epsilon's Mark Daley, director of digital strategy and business development, talks about digital transformation from a wholesale service provider ...
Bill Walker, CenturyLink's director of network architecture, shares his insights on why training isn't enough for IT employees and traditional ...
All Videos
Telco Transformation
About Us     Contact Us     Help     Register     Twitter     Facebook     RSS
Copyright © 2024 Light Reading, part of Informa Tech,
a division of Informa PLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Terms of Use
in partnership with