On Sun, 27 Jun 2004, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2004, J.A. Terranson wrote: > > > > Eventually the cellphones will be able to tell another phone approx > > > where they are. Remember the 911-locator fascism? > > > > I hate to break the news to you Major, but GPS enabled phones cannot be > > instructed to turn off the GPS feature for law enforcement queries (e.g., > > 911). Turn it on or turn it off, makes no matter. > > Can it be disabled by hardware hack of the phone, Likely > a mikropower jammer, Only if you are willing to forego the phone as well, in which case, just remove the battery pack :-) > or using an "unofficial" firmware? Almost certainly, although I do not have expertise in cellular firmware, so I am just making an educated assessment. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] "...justice is a duty towards those whom you love and those whom you do not. And people's rights will not be harmed if the opponent speaks out about them." Osama Bin Laden
