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>> offered a service enabling law enforcement officers to locate most American cell phones within seconds this is additionally concerning given the fact that c
by itronitron 8y ago
>> offered a service enabling law enforcement officers to locate most American cell phones within seconds
this is additionally concerning given the fact that cell phone numbers are frequently recycled by phone companies, 'from' the previous owner who is no longer making payments, and 'to' a new person who is probably a child.
- ComputerGuru 8y agoLet's please not go down the "think of the children!" route. It's been abused quite enough already (albeit to rob us of our privacy and privileges).
- silversconfused 8y agoNo, you missed a good point. Everyone in the US who needs a phone, has a phone (gross generalization, but accurate enough). Therefor, the only people getting new phones are children who newly have a need for a phone. This is isn't "think of the children" with buckyballs, this is "think of the children" with phone numbers potentially under questionable surveillance for a previous owners activities. A perfectly reasonable thing to think about, especially in the context you presented in parens. Obviously, this shouldn't be happening for anyone, but children are more likely to feel the effects.
- astura 8y agoUm... and new employees, and immigrants, and long term tourists, and people wanting to change their number...
- sdfsdfsdfsdf3 8y agoShort term tourists too. Not everyone has EU style or T-Mobile ONE style roaming.