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Tracking Via Anonymous SIM Cards

Posted by michael on from the leaving-a-calling-card dept.

Noryungi writes "The New York Times reports that Al Qaeda operatives were tracked using the ID of the GSM phone chips sold by a Swiss company named Swisscom. Very interesting."

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  1. In Soviet Russia.... Phones Track You by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now if only they could let 911 and others (pizza delivery man) pinpoint your location using your cell phone I would be find with it but just to let to GOV know where I am at all times just because is kind of a pain in the ass.

    1. Re:In Soviet Russia.... Phones Track You by canadianjoe · · Score: -1, Troll

      ... and taxis. That and the (pizza) delivery guys are the really practical, everyday applications.

    2. Re:In Soviet Russia.... Phones Track You by Egekrusher2K · · Score: -1, Troll

      English motherfucker, do you speak it?

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    3. Re:In Soviet Russia.... Phones Track You by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      "English motherfucker, do you speak it?"

      No I don't why do you ask?

  2. use slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'd use slashdot to post messages. No one would figure that a site this dumb can be used for anything evil

  3. I am not afraid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am not afraid of this technology, because I have nothing to hide. Please, my beloved leaders, use the tracking abilities you already have and introduce new tracking features as you see fit. I have the utmost trust this power will not be abused.

  4. Re:Just the reason. by xtermz · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you're a terrorist?

    You need to RTFA, they dont monitor everybodies calls..

    Might as well get rid of your land line too since that is probably "monitored" and they know right where you are.

    Hows that tinfoil hat working out for ya?

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  5. In Soviet Russia.... You track the phones! by geggibus · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wait a minute..

    -K

  6. Re:Routine Cellphone Monitoring by DR+SoB · · Score: 1, Troll

    Your an ignorant fool that doesn't know what he's talking about. Did you bother doing ANY research or just made comments off the top of your head. It amazes me how stupid people are. Okay since your too damn STUPID to learn how to use a search engine, here we go.

    1. Carnivore and Echelon DO exist. CIA/FBI/NSA have ADMITTED it and it is DECLASSIFED information. What does that mean?

    Declassifed documents:

    http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB23/ind ex 2.html

    Slashdot news article on Echelon's declassifed documents:

    http://slashdot.org/articles/00/02/05/0039239_F. sh tml

    And of course the WIRED story:

    http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0%2C1283%2C33 89 1%2C00.html

    2. Carnivore:

    http://membrane.com/security/secure/FBI_Invades_ Pr ivacy.html

    Good information about the technical details of Carn:

    http://www.securityfocus.com/news/97/comment/356 4

    And from the horses mouth:

    http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress00/kerr09060 0. htm

    (If you don't know how to make the links above work then your a true moron who has no business debating such things with me.)

    Now go back to bed you f#$*in SHEEP.

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