[Nottingham] Location tracking "services"...

[James of the Family Moore]

I missed the start of this thread I think... but the fact of the matter 
is, you don't need a GPS receiver to use a phone as a locator. They've 
been doing it for years, without low-orbit satellites: cellular 
triangulation and signal locking. The system is more accurate than GPS, 
so much so in fact they've used it in criminal court to relate a 
real-time record of where a particular handset has been, down to three 
feet and the second, using logs from six months previous (data retention 
is obviously very good as well). They really need to just open up that 
system rather than add more electronics to a technology  that's getting 
unnecessarily bulky again with other gear it doesn't really need. That's 
just my opinion, ICBW.

On 29/06/2010 16:44, James Holland wrote:
> A lot of GPS apps for smartphones are very useful.
> I can't say anything about iphone, but on Android there's apps that
> record your jogging routes, tell you what's nearby, and help you find
> where you left your car.
> If they're closed, they're not sending information, and you can always
> turn GPS off by default, which is better for the old battery anyway
>
> On 29 June 2010 15:23, Martin<martin at ml1.co.uk>  wrote:
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>> Folks,
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>> Is this good, bad, dubious, or plain ugly?
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>> Location-Tracking Services: Why You Should Think Twice
>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/199929/locationtracking_services_why_you_should_think_twice.html?tk=hp_new
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>> Congress Questions Apple Over Privacy Concerns
>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/199880/congress_questions_apple_over_privacy_concerns.html
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>> I can see where some features would be very useful for a user, but I
>> also see wide scope for some very intrusive abuse...
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>> I think some very carefully crafted laws are needed to catch up with
>> this one!
>>
>> One to watch...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martin
>>
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