[OSM-talk] An old question about GPX traces

[Nicola Ranaldo]

On Thursday 14 September 2006 00:37, Tom Carden wrote:
> ranaldo at unina.it wrote:
> > Why not shift timestamp? it would respect privacy and editors needs :)
>
> Because from 2 positions and 2 timestamps you can calculate speed, and
> this might be used against you.  Not now, but perhaps in a few years?
> (It's not a fear I personally have, but it is a reason I can think of
> why offsets might not be enough for some people).

It could be worse if someone might use random speeds against us! the algorithm 
should simulate a very low speed as we were walking :)

	Niko