Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Firefighters Pop High-Tech Pills to Monitor Vitals Wirelessly

http://techland.time.com/2013/01/18/firefighters-pop-high-tech-pills-to-monitor-vitals-wirelessly/?iid=tl-main-belt


Do you think this kind of monitoring technology is a good idea, or is it too invasive of your privacy?

77 comments:

  1. I think it is a bad idea because it might be picking up signals while it is still inside the body and they are not in a fire.

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  2. Yes because it can saves us from fires that we don't know about.

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  3. I believe it has its up and down sides like the ups are that it could save your life and the downs are, its in you which the person who observes you can always check it which is freaky!!!!

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  4. I think its a good idea, but it also has the privacy problem, I think firefighters should choose if they want to take it or not.

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  5. I think this kind of monitoring technology is a good idea because it will cut down on the death rate of firefighters. With today's technology from devices that monitor body temperature to drones that Soldiers can control from the ground to provide their own air support, technology has came a long way from 10 years ago.

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  6. I think this is a good idea. This could help save lives and warn the person monitoring of low vital signs in firefighters.

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  7. I think it is a bad idea because it might be picking uup signals.Whileit is still inside the body.

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  8. Yes because it can saves us from fires that we don't know about.

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  9. no i thank it is a good kind of mentore.

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  10. I think its good but its a problem to them because they are the one saving people from burning buildings because somebody cause fire and they have to risk their lives for them.

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  11. I think it is a good idea but the company needs to do something about the privacy.

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  12. i think its a good idae because we doneed firefighters in the u.s because with out them alot of people and animals and kids liveing today...

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  13. i think yes cause just like dustin gray said they really need to do something about the privacy.

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  14. I think it is a really good idea. It is completely safe and it will help with research that could potentially save future firefighters and people.

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  15. bad idea unless they can make it where they cant mess up your mind with it.

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  16. bad idea wats wrong with the old way?i mean there are privacy issues with this

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  17. i like the idea because it will help the firefighters be more safe and feel more safer and it will give the firefighters family less stress about there family getting hurt. But at the same time it would be a invasion of privacy so its good that the firefighters will have the choice of getting them implanted.

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  18. I think it is a good idea but it does have the privacy issue. To help with the privacy issue, there could be a way to shut it on or off remotely. It can save lives but i wouldn't want someone looking at my vitals at any time they please.

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  19. I think it is an invasion of your privacy. I think that the government could really take advantage of this and start tracking our every moves. They can find another way, outside of the body, to keep check on the firefighters.

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  20. I believe this kind of technology is a bad and good idea. I mean you could have it in you and people can watch you all the time. A good idea is it can save your lives.

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  21. When the government gathers or analyzes personal information, many people say they're not worried. "I've got nothing to hide," they declare. "Only if you're doing something wrong should you worry, and then you don't deserve to keep it private."

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  22. I think its a good idea but it also has a major issue and effect on the privacy issue. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. A good thing would be that it would let the firefighters feel more safe about it and have a whole lot more voulenteers that has no worries and can save plenty of peoples lives.And a bad thing because you will have someone looking at your vitals at anytime they wont.

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  23. No, I do not think that is a good idea because it reveals to much of you privacy. But it is a good idea for the fire fighters because it can save their lives.

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  24. I think yes cause just like dustin gray said they really need to do something about the privacy

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  25. yes i think it is a goodthing because it saves us from having this problem

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  26. For firefighters this technology is good. For people who are not risking their lives in fires it is a violation of privacy. Even if it will monitor your health, it is your right to keep your private health a secret, I feel as if this violates it.

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  27. I think it is invading the firefighters personal space. They should use something else that not going to be inside thier bodies. I do not agree with this.

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  28. I think its a good idea, but at the same time its a bad idea. Its a good idea because a firefighter could get lost and that would be the only way to find them, and possibly save their life. Its a bad idea because it invades privacy and there could be someone on the force using it for the wrong reason.

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  29. I believe that this type of monitoring technology is a bad idea. It is a major invasion of the firefighter's privacy, even though it might be helpful. The company could probably come up with an idea other than swallowing a pill.

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  30. I think this invades your privacy, because they can track your every move. They should think of another way to check on firefighters!!

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  31. I think it is a bad idea because it invades the firefighter's privacy. They should come up with something else to make sure they are safe.

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  32. Don't get me wrong this is a pretty cool idea, but i say no because this is probably not just for monitoring emergencies but much much more if you ask me. I aslo believe people are still held to having their own privacy.

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  33. think it is a really good idea. It is completely safe and it will help.

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  34. I think it's good for them to help them out when there is a fire and For people who are not risking their lives in fires it is a violation of privacy about the technology

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  35. i think its good and bad. i think its good because they would be safe. its a bad idea because some people want their privacy

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  36. I think it is a bad idea, because it is invading their privacy.

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  37. I think it is a good idea it could help save lives.

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  38. it's good that we have firefighters in the world today but it's not a bad idea because it's like your invading their privacy.

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  39. I think this technology is a good idea because it can track down those who are in danger of a fire. Even if this is a violation of privacy, it still save lives.

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  40. I think it is a great idea because it could help save firefighters lives and it lowers the chance of death for them

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  41. In a way this could be a good thing for firefighters but in a way this could be bad. No one would want a device like pill in their body tracking their location. This is a violation of some peoples privacy but it would be a help to the country.

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  42. i think this is good and bad the privacy is low but it could help save lives.

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  43. I mean it's a pretty cool idea but, it's also bad... because everyone needs to get there privacyy. Obama already wants to put chips in everyone in the U.S.A so we need our privacy as long as we can. Because this world has went downhill... After a while back.

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  44. I think it is a good idea but you do not have privacy.

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  45. i thinks its a good thingP:))))))))))_

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  46. I think it is a good idea because it can accurately monitor the firefighters internal temperature. I don't see a down side to this idea.

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  47. I think its a good idea because it could reduce the death rate. On the down side is it gets rid of privacy for them. It should be a choice in my opinion.

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  48. I think this is a bad idea because it is an invasion of the firefighter's privacy.

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  49. I think this kind of monitoring technology is a good idea because it will cut down on the death rate of firefighters. With today's technology from devices that monitor body temperature to drones that Soldiers can control from the ground to provide their own air support, technology has came a long way from 10 years ago.

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  50. i think it a bad idea about fire fighter pop high-tech pill to put a fire because the fire still gone be burning.

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  51. I don't think its a good idea because everyone wants their own privacy sometimes, and I know everyone can relate to that.

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  52. I think it is an invasion of your privacy. I think that the government could really take advantage of this and start tracking our every moves.

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  53. I think it is a great device because without it alot of children & adults would not be here today.

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  54. I think it is a good idea but you don't have much privacy.

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  55. I don't its a good idea because it could cut down on the death rate, of firefighters.

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  56. It is a good and bad idea at the same time. Its bad because it takes our privacy. Its good because it can save us from unknown fires.

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  57. Yes, because i think it will be safe and also safe for the firefighters so they want get hurt. But i kind of think that you want have no privacy.

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  58. I believe this is a bad idea, because each and everyday our technology is getting more advanced. That means each and everything that is being created in some form can and will invade your privacy.Privacy is the one thing I believe we should have citizens of this United States.

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  59. I Think It's A Really Good Idea Because Now They Can See What's Going On Inside The Fireman's Body During A Fire.

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  60. I feel it's both good and bad. You see some parts of people's health should be to there own knowledge as to keeping it private. However if it helps save lives of human beings it should be allowed just will some limits so it doesn't invade someone's health privacy.

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  61. it would be a great idea for the firefighters so they wouldnt get hurt. but as far as others, its a bad idea.

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  62. Its a bad idea because we could have better technology than that. I believe in privacy for everybody.

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  63. good idea better for the firefighters wouldnt get hurt

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  64. yes I think its a good idea because it can alert fires that are detected right away.

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  65. I think it's an okay Idea. Yeah, it could save lives. It'd probably have to be tested a lot to make sure it would.t mistake a fire for something else.

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  66. it invades my privacy to much i need more

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  67. I don't like the idea at all because of the fact that once they put that in to check vital sines then they (government) will want to put chips to check anything so they could find you at any time which is not fixing to happen to me.

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  68. I don't like that idea it because the govt. can invade your privacy when they want to

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  69. I think it's good and bad....
    1. Might save the Firefighters life.(Good)
    2. Privacy is open.(Bad)

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  70. It is a good idea because it will keep firefighters safe. Because it will keep them at a safe temperature.

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  71. I think its good but its a problem to them because they are the one saving people. because it will keep firefighters safe

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  72. Honestly, i think this is a bad idea! Some people may say this is a good idea because it is keeping them safe but, you have to realize that the government is invading their privacy. Everyone needs privacy.

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