Mobile phone systems need to to be able to geographically locate the individual mobile in order to route calls to that mobile. The basic function of a phone network requires you to be able to accurately locate the closest cell to the mobile phone. That means anyone familiar with the technology and with access to the network can use it to trace individual mobiles regardless of whether the manufacturer helps or not.
ALL police forces, worldwide. use this technology to monitor and locate criminals and espionage, hence the concept of the "one-use phone" for any secure operations.
That the Iranian police consider people fighting for freedom as criminals is no different than anywhere else in the world, including the USA and the UK. Why should Nokia Siemens, or any other other network manufacturer be attacked for providing to Iranian police something they provide to _any_ police force, especially something which the police force could easily make themselves anyway given the nature of the technology requires it to be able to geographically locate mobiles?
Slashdot Mirror
Mobile phone systems need to to be able to geographically locate the individual mobile in order to route calls to that mobile. The basic function of a phone network requires you to be able to accurately locate the closest cell to the mobile phone. That means anyone familiar with the technology and with access to the network can use it to trace individual mobiles regardless of whether the manufacturer helps or not. ALL police forces, worldwide. use this technology to monitor and locate criminals and espionage, hence the concept of the "one-use phone" for any secure operations. That the Iranian police consider people fighting for freedom as criminals is no different than anywhere else in the world, including the USA and the UK. Why should Nokia Siemens, or any other other network manufacturer be attacked for providing to Iranian police something they provide to _any_ police force, especially something which the police force could easily make themselves anyway given the nature of the technology requires it to be able to geographically locate mobiles?