(BOSTON, Mass. – March 31, 2006 – SafetyMinute Seminars) Reports from the industry have touted myriad applications for GPS technology. According to Robert Siciliano, author of “The Safety Minute: 01,” these novel and unlikely uses carry with them the potential to rile privacy advocates. But he also said GPS manufacturers can rest assured that privacy advocates’ arguments are only philosophical, with few roots in today’s reality.

“Privacy advocates fight for a quixotic reality that may be philosophically fathomable but is unattainable in any practical sense,” said Siciliano, an identity theft and personal security expert who delivers presentations to Fortune 500 companies across the nation. Siciliano is president of SafetyMinute Seminars.

On March 24, CNN.com and other news media outlets ran a story from CareerBuilder.com that reported the many tools, including GPS technology and computer use surveillance, employers use to monitor employees’ activities. The article, which cited a 2005 American Management Association survey, included word of efforts by privacy rights organizations such as Workplace Fairness and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse to combat the trend.

“The futility of privacy advocates’ efforts has become evident,” Siciliano said. “They believe GPS and other technologies represent a gathering threat to privacy, but privacy has been ‘down for the count’ for years. The spread of consumer and government applications for GPS technology and other technologies is privacy’s death knell, not a useful rallying cry for privacy advocates.”

During the month of March alone, press releases and news articles have reported many developments in GPS technology:

· On March 24, Telematics Journal reported the availability of TrackStick, which the publication described as a logger the size of a pack of gum. Using GPS technology, TrackStick, according to the article, can track anything that moves. When the user inserts the device into a PC, TrackStick transforms the data to plotted maps.

· On March 20, Security Concepts, a company that enables consumers to use Google Earth to create “a complete virtual earth,” announced the availability of the WorldTracker SMS. According to Security Concept’s press release, WorldTracker SMS, which features GPS technology from SiRF Technology, Inc. and Siemens AG, tracks movement worldwide and “is small enough to place on a belt or in a purse, hide inside of a vehicle, or easily integrate into machinery.

· On March 20, InsideBayArea.com ran a report on the growing demand for GPS technology as a tool for tracking children. The story featured information on the company AlwaysFind’s child tracking product, the Mini GPS Tracker. According to the article, shortly after releasing his company’s product, the CEO of AlwaysFind’s hometown coincidentally weathered a string of attempted child abductions.

“Only the imagination will limit the possibilities for GPS use,” Siciliano concluded. “And therein resides privacy advocates’ insurmountable challenge: They must fight imagination. Their battle is against intangibles—and an exercise in futility.”

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Robert Siciliano provides consumer education solutions to Fortune 500 companies and their clients and leads personal safety and security seminars nationwide. He has been featured on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, “The Suze Orman Show,” “The Montel Williams Show,” “Maury Povich,” and "The Howard Stern Show."

The media may reach Siciliano at 1 (888) SICILIANO (742-4542). Visit his Web site, www.safetyminute.com. Siciliano’s full contact information follows:

Robert Siciliano
Personal Security Expert
PHONE: 888-SICILIANO (742-4542)
FAX: 877-2-FAX-NOW (232-9669)
E-MAIL: Robert@SafetyMinute.com
http://www.safetyminute.com/

The media are encouraged to get in touch with Siciliano directly. They may also contact:

Brent W. Skinner, President & CEO
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