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Re: Hundreds of millions of GPS receivers
From: Scott Owen
Date: 2009 Dec 18, 19:12 -0600
From: Scott Owen
Date: 2009 Dec 18, 19:12 -0600
Ken Muldrew wrote: > They're actually doing a bit more than that. Last year alone, Sprint > responded to 8 million requests from law enforcement for GPS tracking of > individuals through their cell phones. Extrapolating to the other > telecoms, that's maybe 40-50 million cases of warrantless surveillance in > the U.S. alone. So all those GPS units really are acting as navigation > tools; just not for the benefit of the person in possession of the GPS. > > Ken Muldrew. > Most if not ALL of the cell/smart phones have a capability to turn off GPS if you don't want big brother tracking you at his whim. Of course, you loose the "where am I" capability when you dial 911 and any other app that uses GPS would not work. Scott -- NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com
