Gahment going to use GPS to track you liao

[Mr_b20]

Singapore could be the first country to use the GPS or global positioning system to track vehicles on the road for tax purposes. Operation is expected this year or next, after an expected snap election is held.

 

The move may be unpopular among voters with an adverse impact against the government. Over the long-term, if not immediately, it will increase transport costs for Singaporeans.

 

The satellite-tracked electronic system would technically charge drivers using any road any time in Singapore

Edited February 19, 2010 by Mr_b20

[Mr_b20]

siao liao... better vote wisely

[Puteh83]

then what next? personal tag to monitor ur every move? unbelieveable.

[TangoElite]

GPS tracking?? that will be a fatal mistake for team thunder

 

it will remove all joy of driving...

 

 

 

btw i'd like to see how do they intend to GPS inside the tunnel like KPE?

 

 

 

 

[Introz]

cameras and lots of speed trap?

hehe

[KapitanE]

if it is not reported in local news, how trustworthy is the report from a source from ??

 

[Mockngbrd]

i'll start importing these

 

http://www.tayx.co.uk/gmc07-vehicle-gps-jammer.html

[Tigershark1976]

they r capable to do anything they wish....

[Espire]

GPS tracking?? that will be a fatal mistake for team thunder

 

it will remove all joy of driving...

 

 

 

btw i'd like to see how do they intend to GPS inside the tunnel like KPE?

 

there is something called A-GPS... using cellphone base stations... they can track down your location... some of the mobile phone on the market already had this technology... not something unachievable... since we had mobile signal in all the tunnel... this technology can be easily integrated into the future IUs.

 

nonetheless... they can always ensure to have an ERP gantry at every entrance and exit of the tunnel to tag your vehicle.... also something which is achievable.

Edited February 19, 2010 by Espire

[Leepee]

Jammer no use.

The new type of IU can simply be like a handphone, with a permanently lock-in SIM card inside, where you have to renew the IU subscription yearly together with the roadtax.

A very basic Nokia Hp now cost only $45 at mustafa, so the IU will not be expensive to make.

 

The phone cell stations will triangulate your car position, and map it out on the server road maps to determine your travelling speed and distance.

 

Just look at your iPhone, its the same triangulation system to fixed your location on the virtual map.

 

 

[Curahee]

those super car owner cannot speed anymore, GPS can track their speed, next time buy sport car in spore for wat??!!

[Mockngbrd]

there are jammers for cell phone signal + GPS too

Edited February 19, 2010 by Mockngbrd

[Benarsenal]

If that happens, I will leave Singapore.

 

Full stop.

[Tigershark1976]

i'll start importing these

 

http://www.tayx.co.uk/gmc07-vehicle-gps-jammer.html

 

 

 

try this instead... much cheaper..

 

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8758

[Blackseal]

there are jammers for cell phone signal + GPS too

 

 

There's also a jamming system that can stop all bridge operated laser cameras as well....and it works both front and back...so if the laser shooter shoot u from the back...also kena error reading

[Hermitage]

Think everyone will have the same opinion, who the heck would vote 'aye' for something like this?!

 

There already exist a microchip which can be implanted into your arm/wrist which acts like a GPS system to track people. The US have introduced it as something that would greatly improve one's lifestyle by promoting it as a tool that can thwart kidnappers, keep an eye on your kids, make electronic payments much like our current NETS Flashpay, and other such crap...it's propaganda! The main purpose is so that they can track YOU!! Conspiracy theorists have suggested a scenario far more sinister, but we shall not go into that today...

 

Anyway, if this GPS thing really comes into play, how in the world are we gonna live here??

[Kiadaw]

Think everyone will have the same opinion, who the heck would vote 'aye' for something like this?!

 

Hardly anyone thats not on the implementation agency payroll.

 

But since when did we get to vote for major decisions in Singapore. Do our government 't even listen to the common people? I think they only inform the decisions to the people, if they are in the mood.

 

If they do implement this, one less reason to leave our sunny tropical getaway Island.

[HOUSENUMBER]

how great can this be is already so hard to own a car in sg and this is gonna give us up easily beside truck drivers drive so often and taxis too will the current tax be useful ? or another income for them