> ... surveillance propaganda. I think it reads that way because of strong implication that cell phone technology is bad because it does not allow authorities t

> ... surveillance propaganda. I think it reads that way because of strong implication that cell phone technology is bad because it does not allow authorities to obtain quick geolocation fix on a cell phone. That may be, but not being able to locate people in an emergency is a legitimate problem, and it's happening because people are ditching their landlines (which did have known locations). I live on the shore of Puget Sound in Washington State, right by the water. This means my cell phone is much more likely to connect with a cell tower on the opposite shore -- and people on the opposite bank get connected to cell towers on this side. This means depending on a cell tower for location is totally misleading for all these people. The only people who can be automatically located are those who (a) have smartphones with built-in GPS, (b) the GPS location is set to be included with each call, and (c) are outdoors when they make the call. It's a mess, and conspiracy theories aside, it needs to be fixed.