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Document Information
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News article / media printout
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1.84 MB
Summary
This document is a printout of a news article from the Baltimore Sun dated July 1, 2007, discussing the rise of GPS tracking technology for children. It details a product called 'Smart Shoe' by Los Angeles-based GTXC and recounts a specific incident in Radford, Va., where a mother, Michelle Smith, utilized technology after her daughter was lost due to a school bus error. The document appears to be part of a larger production, bearing the stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018145'.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Joe Burris | Author/Journalist |
Author of the Baltimore Sun article 'Follow That Kid'
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| Michelle Smith | Subject |
Mother in Radford, Va. who bought tracking tech after losing her daughter
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| Daysha | Subject |
7-year-old daughter of Michelle Smith who was put on the wrong bus
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| GTXC |
Los Angeles-based company manufacturing the 'Smart Shoe'
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| Baltimore Sun |
Newspaper publishing the article
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the document footer (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT)
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Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Base of operations for GTXC
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Location of the incident involving Michelle Smith and Daysha
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Relationships (1)
Michelle Smith had been reluctant to buy a cell phone for her 7-year-old daughter, Daysha.
Key Quotes (4)
"There is a trend in high-tech that recommends adding location-based services to anything and everything."Source
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"Wherever you go, there you are. And we know where you are."Source
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""Then my next-door neighbor called," said Smith, "and said, 'I have your baby.' ""Source
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"But it has me pulled between wanting to see really cool gadgets and avoiding a Big Brother-like society."Source
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There is a trend in high-tech that recommends adding location-based services to anything and
everything. But it has me pulled between wanting to see really cool gadgets and avoiding a Big
Brother-like society.
The latest is a new high-tech tennis shoe coming to the market that lets parents and guardians track
the movements of their family using Global Positioning Systems or GPS technology.
Called the "Smart Shoe," the miniature device is inserted in the sole of the low-top sneaker. An
antenna that runs up the back of the footwear communicates with satellites and relays a location
back to a subscription Web site service for easy viewing. Los Angeles-based GTXC, which makes
the devices and the service, said it is hoping to put Smart Shoes in stores by the end of the year.
Shoes with the technology could cost between $100 and $200. The tracking service is expected to
cost about $20 a month.
everything. But it has me pulled between wanting to see really cool gadgets and avoiding a Big
Brother-like society.
The latest is a new high-tech tennis shoe coming to the market that lets parents and guardians track
the movements of their family using Global Positioning Systems or GPS technology.
Called the "Smart Shoe," the miniature device is inserted in the sole of the low-top sneaker. An
antenna that runs up the back of the footwear communicates with satellites and relays a location
back to a subscription Web site service for easy viewing. Los Angeles-based GTXC, which makes
the devices and the service, said it is hoping to put Smart Shoes in stores by the end of the year.
Shoes with the technology could cost between $100 and $200. The tracking service is expected to
cost about $20 a month.
Follow That Kid
Today's technology makes it easier for parents to know where their kids are and what they're
doing.
By Joe Burris | Baltimore Sun | July 1, 2007
Michelle Smith had been reluctant to buy a cell phone for her 7-year-old daughter, Daysha. Then
one day in April, a substitute teacher placed the Radford, Va., girl on the wrong school bus.
Instead of being dropped off at her older sister's after-school program as planned, Daysha was sent
home - only to find the doors locked.
As she sat on her front porch crying, her mother drove around town, searching frantically for the
girl. No one at the school could tell her which bus the girl had been put on.
"Then my next-door neighbor called," said Smith, "and said, 'I have your baby.' "
The scary moment had a happy ending, but Smith didn't want to take a chance on losing her
daughter again. So she did what many other parents are doing - she bought her child a cell phone
equipped with an electronic device that could keep track of her whereabouts.
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Today's technology makes it easier for parents to know where their kids are and what they're
doing.
By Joe Burris | Baltimore Sun | July 1, 2007
Michelle Smith had been reluctant to buy a cell phone for her 7-year-old daughter, Daysha. Then
one day in April, a substitute teacher placed the Radford, Va., girl on the wrong school bus.
Instead of being dropped off at her older sister's after-school program as planned, Daysha was sent
home - only to find the doors locked.
As she sat on her front porch crying, her mother drove around town, searching frantically for the
girl. No one at the school could tell her which bus the girl had been put on.
"Then my next-door neighbor called," said Smith, "and said, 'I have your baby.' "
The scary moment had a happy ending, but Smith didn't want to take a chance on losing her
daughter again. So she did what many other parents are doing - she bought her child a cell phone
equipped with an electronic device that could keep track of her whereabouts.
Download the full article
Tracking technology hits the ground running.
Wherever you go, there you are. And we know where you are.
Wherever you go, there you are. And we know where you are.
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