I started with BASIC on DOS. Iâ(TM)m now struggling to get the kids interested in programming (at least the basics). I also blame internet and the fact itâ(TM)s now easier to play in your browser than think and create your own tools. Call me a dinosaur :-)

In Belgium, at least one company does this with simple mobile phone signal, no additional software to download: http://www.be-mobile.be/ Example in a national newspaper: http://trafic.lesoir.be/?act=infotraf (only tick "Bouchon" if you only want to see traffic jams ; colours show mean speed of cars). Of course, nobody never sign anything about using their phone signal to something else than making and receiving phone calls. Providers just did it without the consumer consent. And nobody said anything. That's Belgium ...