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Originally Posted by Rich Z
Sorry Gordon, guess I hit a nerve concerning cell phones.  |
WTF is
all about
No nerves with me.
I use it, feel free to track it.
If you want to know where I'm at, or where I'm going, get in the f**king car!
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Originally Posted by Bob K
I don't care if someone knows my location but getting my personal info is another matter. You just got me cranked up.  |
Nothing's really "personal" these days. It's just a matter of how far you want to dig, how much you want to spend, and what you're willing to risk to gain the information
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
So how could a cell phone be beaconing without any power applied to it? I'm not talking about it just being idle waiting for a call, I'm talking about OFF. As in no power being applied. But I guess many folks with cell phones don't even know you CAN turn it off..... |
Time for a little edumacation I reckon?
Here ya' go:
http://www.brighthub.com/electronics...les/51103.aspx
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Warrantless cell phone tracking has been a part of the US government as long as there have been cell phones, and cell phone companies are forced by law to hand over any amount of control over these cell phones as either the state or federal government desires. This is for certain once the authorites have a good case for probable cause, and somewhat more borderline if they haven't gone ahead and gotten a proper warrant. This includes location data for tracking purposes. There is a possibility that the FBI does such tracking independently of the phone company, but this is rather difficult to verify.
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...This doesn't mean they're tracking everyone in the US at all times; only a few Big Brother theorists will make that claim. However, they do have the resources to actively track and analyze many many people at once, and they use this capability frequently for purposes of tracking criminals and suspects.
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NSA ring a bell?
And of coures, when a better mousetrap is designed, we just design a better f**king mouse
Defeating the bug:
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029-6140191.html
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