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Good to know, I suppose, if you're worried about a spying spouse, but hard to care much -- the carriers are already tracking you anyway, after all. (And probabl
by dilap 16y ago
Good to know, I suppose, if you're worried about a spying spouse, but hard to care much -- the carriers are already tracking you anyway, after all. (And probably monitoring texts and phone calls, too (a la Carnivore). Or am I too cynical?)
- justsee 16y agoThat's actually the point of the article - law enforcement does have access to tracking data, but the barriers to access are high. By storing a user's data in an easily-accessible, unencrypted way the barriers are low enough that private investigators, stalkers, and other unsavory types have a similar level of access to someone's data, but with none of the legal hoops and hassles.
- tedunangst 16y agoIf stalkers and other unsavory types have unmonitored access to my computer and phone, them getting a file listing places I've been is the least of my worries.
- justsee 16y agoYou're a police informant. You're an undercover cop who didn't realise all this was accessible, but the organisation you've infiltrated just did. Look, it's so easy to conceive of situations where someone's well-being is seriously impacted by having this location data stored so sloppily that it's almost not worth arguing about. Almost! ;)
- bxr 16y agoI'd rather not put all my eggs in one basket, even if there is already one sufficiently more valuable egg in the basket.
- chrishenn 16y agoDon't all cell phones ping cell towers frequently? My local search and rescue uses this feature somewhat often. It's helped out in more then a few cases.