We already knew about the Bush's adminstration illegal spying of US citizens that has been going on. This week we learned that the phone records of up to a trillion (yes, trillion with a T) of everyday Americans are being collected by the government. I'll be posting a blog about that later.
So much for the republicans being the party of "small government" fiscal responsibility and leaving us alone!
Anyway, based on their love of spying on us, Bush & the neocons are going to love this article.
Come to find out, that cell phone in our pocket doubles as a tracking device, even if you are not making a call.
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.
A lesser-known fact: Cell phone companies can locate you any time you are in range of a tower and your phone is on. Cell phones are designed to work either with global positioning satellites or through "pings" that allow towers to triangulate and pinpoint signals. Any time your phone "sees" a tower, it pings it.
Read the whole article
http://www.alternet.org/rights/36151/
Dave
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