MSNBC Traffic cams

[Charles Behney <charlesaugust@theriver.com>]

Where do you want to go today? How would you like to have a bunch of
cameras owned by GE/NBC/MS giving you helpful information? What are the
issues of public images being 'owned' by a network? What is the business
plan, and where are the profits that such private monitors would create?

Lots of questions, fewer easy answers. What does the libertarian wing
think about private traffic control, v.s. privacy and government
intrusion? The government could monitor this private network, as could
anyone. Or would there be a subscription model for profitability?

CAB

http://www.onlinepress.com/media/041698.htm

> MSNBC's "Traffic" Driving Down a Slippery Slope
>
> by Nancy Parsons
>
> MSNBC.com and Microsoft Sidewalk have climbed into the front seat with TrafficStation to launch a new "Traffic" section for motorists.
> Localized content includes information on incident reports, speed limits and images from roadside cameras.
>
> That last one kicked it off for me.
>
> Roadside cameras.
>
> (Brace yourself. I feel a paranoia mood coming on.)
>
  [snip]