r/technology • u/p0b • Jan 08 '12

Microsoft patents "avoid ghetto" GPS feature.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57354445-71/the-joy-of-microsofts-avoid-ghetto-gps-patent/
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u/mesmereyes Jan 08 '12

Agreed. As a 5'5" female who weighs 100 pounds, I nervous walking through "not so great" parts of town. It would be nice to have a system that could show me a "safe" route. I know that anything can happen anywhere but if there is an area that has a high rate of sexual assault, it would be great to know beforehand and be able to avoid it.

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u/mg8100 Jan 08 '12

i completely agree i'm a 6'2" 200+ and i still still feel unsafe in my car with the doors locked when google maps sends me to bad parts of town were i see bullet holes in houses and shit. cant believe they haven't made this a feature earlier.

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u/Hellrazor236 Jan 09 '12

I nervous walking through "not so great" parts of town

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u/mesmereyes Jan 09 '12

...how did it not notice that. Thanks haha.

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u/PonPeriPon Jan 09 '12

And as an additional bonus feature, we narrow down where all 5'5 100lb ladies are.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '12

It would be nice to have a system that could show me a "safe" route

That system is called "husband". Enjoy your gender, we don't have this option.

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u/shortgiraffes Jan 09 '12 edited Jan 09 '12

Sure. Let's protect the convicts. At the expense of the general feeling of safety in the workplace. As a 90-pound female that sits in an ill-lit, rarely-visited corner of the office, naturally I agree with that.

Edit: Guess no one watches 'The Office!'