Thursday, May 11, 2006

Rights and Liberties: Reach Out and Track Someone

They might now like what they find...

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Reach Out and Track Someone:

"If you are one of the more than 200 million Americans with a cell phone nestled in your pocket, authorities may be able to find you any time day or night--even if you never make or receive a call.

You know the Verizon ad where a lockstep crowd personifies the network that accompanies its customer everywhere? Well, within that seemingly friendly horde, a high-tech Big Brother is lurking.

Most people know that when they make a mobile call--during a 911 emergency, for example--authorities can access phone company technology to pin down their location, sometimes to within a few feet."

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