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> Imagine a passive system scanning fellow motorists for an abductors car that automatically alerts authorities and family members to their current location and direction.

Seriously? You jumped the shark from interesting tech, to think of the children it's ok to go all Orwell here.

First App I'd make. Cheating spouse app. Is your partner or Ex hiding from you. Pay here for tracking info. Part of which goes to the people collating data.




Nah - go B2B not B2C. Collect all the data and sell it to insurance companies. Let the health insurance companies increase people's rates for regularly using McDonalds drivethroughs. Let the auto insurance companies bump up your rates because you are seen near racetracks or vehicle modifiers. Charge income protections and disability insures to search for claimants to see what they're doing when they think they;re not under scrutiny "Mr Smith, you claim to be unfit to return to work, but you're paying golf twice a week!"




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