links for 2008-05-13

“Almost unnoticed last week, the Government announced it had shaved another £1 billion off the cost of its proposed identity card scheme… It did so by deciding to let the “open market” capture citizens’ biometrics, effectively outsourcing the cost of e

(tags: privacy identity idcards anticipation politics mobilities social surveillance UK governance)

“Skyhook Wireless’ Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) is a software-only location solution that allows any Wi-Fi-enabled mobile device to determine its position with an accuracy of 20 meters. Unlike GPS receivers, which use satellites to determine their locat

(tags: technology wifi locative maps urbancomputing ubicomp GIS pervasive_computing)