On 6/6/07, Brian Loe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/6/07, Drsolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, for new cell phone sales. IIRC, has been for a year or two now. > > This has been discussed off and on for its security and privacy > > implications for a while now. > > > > > Huh. > > > > > > My phone must be illegal in the USA then. > > > > Not illegal to use -- just to buy new I think... > > All the same, I'll make sure I don't take it to the Land of the Free. Feel free, if it works over here in the first place. The law is another one that I believe was passed by Clinton. I believe it simply states a minimum percentage of phones in use that have to have GPS built in - and the reasoning for this was finding people who dial 911. They can't always triangulate the location of your phone via towers. Clinton liked these kinds of laws, just like all television broadcast signals must be digital by a certain year; all channels must be high def by a certain year; etc.. Stupid, unConstitutional BS. _______________________________________________
Not to argue with the privacy issues here, but a story us Kansas Citians have been following mentions the use of tracking the missing teenager's cell phone. Not sure if that got the authorities closer to finding the body, but there was a fair bit about analyzing the cell phone signal. Tragic story. http://cbs3.com/topstories/topstories_story_157081929.html
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