I've seen a demo by the Maryland Highway Department personel involved with this technology. Each cell phone is given a random ID by the cell phone provider, so that the phones that are being tracked cannot be associated with an individual. All they know is that phone xyz is taking so long to get from one cell to the next. There are no privacy issues here.

I really hate seeing American jobs going overseas, but from a business standpoint it only makes sense. It's not just tech jobs though. Americans have been losing their jobs to foreign workers for years now. What really bothers me is the fact that people think this is okay from a business standpoint. Where's the loyalty? Most Nike shoes are bought in the US, but they are made in plants overseas. If your customer base is in the US, why not give a little back to the people in the form of jobs and job security?

And of course people in the US don't want to work for minimum wage. I certainly can't afford to, and I doubt many other Slashdotters could either. With the price rent and other things going up and wages going down, it's getting harder and harder to make ends meet.