GPS Used To Prevent Pandemic

Current fears of the swine flu spreading unchecked is very real with the world being nothing but a global village today, and the Japanese government are mulling over a new cell phone-based GPS tracking system which will monitor an individual’s location constantly, sending text alerts to participants should they happen to be in close proximity with anyone who is later identified as a flu victim. Meant to undergo testing by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications later this autumn, the proposed system sounds unnerving as that would mean the government knows exactly where I am, 24/7.