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monitored. by. computers. now.. In. order. to. keep. them. run-
ning.on.time.and.safe,.there.are.transportation.management.
systems.tracking.every.train.or.bus..Often.these.will.include.
GPS. systems,. digital. cameras. both. on. the. vehicles. and. on.
the. roads,. and. other. electronic. monitoring. tools. that. allow.
controllers.to.keep.track.of.every.vehicle,.track,.or.roadway.
and. warn. operators. of. problems. or. assist. when. something.
comes.up.
In.our.area,.we.use.a.transit.card.that.we.pay.for.on.a.yearly.
basis.to.pay.our.fares..Those.create.records.of.each.time.they.
are.used,.so.there.is.now.another.record.of.where.you.were.
and.how.much.time.you.spend.commuting.and.how.often.you.
use. mass. transit.. Once. again,. this. can. have. important. and.
valuable.uses.for.planning.and.coordination.of.transportation,.
but.it.also.might.be.used.to.demonstrate.your.movements.
Let's.not.forget.that.the.roads.and.highways.and.railways.
are.also.being.monitored,.maintained,.and.regulated.by.trans-
portation.control.systems.that.rely.entirely.on.computers.
The. lights. and. signs. that. regulate. trafic,. as. well. as. traf-
ic. cameras. that. monitor. and. troubleshoot. trafic. issues,. all.
depend.on.computer.systems.and.software..All.of.those.cre-
ate. records. that. might. be. of. importance. to. a. legal. case. or.
simply. to. an. understanding. of. what. happened. in. a. certain.
instance..They.might.be.used.to.solve.a.crime,.track.a.miss-
ing.person,.establish.fault.in.an.accident,.or.many.other.uses.
So,. we. made. it. to. our. workplace. inally. and. there. are.
probably. only. a. few. hundred. megabytes. of. data. that. would.
demonstrate.every.move.we.made.since.that.alarm.went.off..
Let's.add.some.more.
Time.for.a.cup.of.coffee.or.tea,.wouldn't.you.say?.Once.
again,. the. world. is. changing. and. more. records. and. IT. are.
coming.into.play.
Now,.if.you.are.so.old.fashioned.as.to.actually.use.cash.to.
pay.for.your.latte,.you.might.avoid.creating.a.record.of.your.
own. preferences.. However,.there. will. deinitely. be. a.record.
created.in.nearly.every.case..Almost.without.fail,.the.account-
ing. systems. used. by. businesses. rely. on. computers. to. track.
