Ask HN: Any new technologies, except mobile/pc, can collect individual's data?
except these mobiles/pc/tablet/watch, is there any mature technology/tools can collect massive personal data easily?
Nielsen boxes have been collecting for decades. Then came adapters: TiVo, cable/sat receivers, connected game consoles, streamers(roku). Now, the TVs themselves.
Black boxes on planes have long been a thing. OnStar has been collecting on vehicles since 1996. Insurance companies offer their own black boxes for a few years now.
Dedicated GPS devices uploaded data when updating maps online. new units most likely evolved to real-time broadcasting via wireless, but that is an assumption.
Retail/vendor membership cards, registration and extended warranties were seemingly created for analogue data collection.
Other sources: CCTV systems, RFID tags, Dept Transportation cameras: intersections, plate readers, speed cameras, freeway cameras, pneumatic road strips/tubes.