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spuz
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A first step towards freeing London’s data
I'd love it if they released some real-time data. Imagine an iPhone app that gave you the position of every tube train and bus in the city.
wallflower
on Jan 7, 2010
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It is good that mobiles do not work in the tube, as real-time position information is a security concern.
simonw
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I never really understood why that would be the case. What can people do with that information that they couldn't do otherwise?
wallflower
on Jan 8, 2010
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I was implying more GPS-synchronized bomb triggers.
simonw
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Sounds like more of a movie plot threat than anything worth worrying about. If you really want to do that attaching your own GPS device to the bottom of a bus (or just having an observer with a mobile phone) is easy enough as it is.
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