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Your Cell Phone Is Tracking You

Posted by michael on from the payphones-growing-scarce dept.

PollGuy writes "I had never heard until this article in the New York Times (sacrifice of first born required) about services that let regular people track the locations of other regular people via their cell phones. Nor this: 'A federal mandate that wireless carriers be able to locate callers who dial 911 automatically by late 2005 means that millions of phones already keep track of their owners' whereabouts.'"

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  1. Big Brother for teens... by xeno_gearz · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Wow!
    It's like 1984 for teenagers. Turning off the cellphone to move without being tracked seems too similar to avoiding the telescreen.

    Another interesting device mentioned in the article is the FollowIt, a vehicle tracking device. Big Brother eat your heart out.

    Now for the two minutes of hate...

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  2. already posted by illumina+us · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I can't find the article at this time. However, this has already been posted on /. except it was in the UK.

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  3. Why is this news? by jkitchel · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It's called triangulation. As long as a signal is sent wirelessly, it can be done. Seriously, if the slashdot crowd hasn't recognized this capability and its uses and misuses by now, I would honestly question the brain power of the readership.

    Again, why is this news?

  4. Re:this was on BBC News yesterday too by Rosyna · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor securi

  5. Here's a simple trick... by led_belly · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't carry a cell phone. Progress always comes at a cost.