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Friday, April 22, 2011
Cell Phone Tracking
Cell phone location-tracking, attracts scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Representative Ed Markey and Senator Al Franken write to Apple. They want to know more about why the company collects a database full of information on the movements of iPhone users. Apple isn't alone. Phones using Google's Android operating system also transmit their locations back to the company. Both efforts appear aimed at helping the companies gain a foothold in the market for location-based services. That market is worth nearly $3 billion a year now, and it's growing.
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the government is mad because they didnt get the money?
No, their just wanting to know how they can get one for all of us.
A friend of mine in the Secret Service told me that EVERY internet application in the USA from EVERY company -- every one --- has to give them a "backdoor" application. You can bet this "locator" info has very little to do with business applications, especially since it was a secret until someone exposed it. Personally. I think its a HUGE invasion of privacy. I buy their phone service. Thats all I ask of them. Tracking my movements? Orwellian at BEST.
Didn't the cell phone history from Leggs help locate Sara's body? I think it is necessary.
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