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MineralMan

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2. I have a cell phone only for emergency purposes.

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 11:47 AM

Apr 2012

It's off unless I make a call. Nobody has the number but me. If I turn it on to call about an emergency, I will be very glad if they know where I am located. Otherwise, I'm very uninteresting. That there is an ability to track cell phones is not news. The reality is that nobody's really interested in where you and your cell phone are in most cases. Tracking the location of all cell phones that are on is not a practical thing to do. Too much data with very little probability that that data will be useful in any way. Too expensive.

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ACLU: Is your local law enforcement tracking your cell phone's location w/o a warrant? [View all] EFerrari Apr 2012 OP

I hope so, most of the time it sits on my bookshelf turned off. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #1

This may be a solution for all those mislaid cell phones. EFerrari Apr 2012 #7

I have a cell phone only for emergency purposes. MineralMan Apr 2012 #2

FWIW: bemildred Apr 2012 #3

Could be. I don't know. I don't much care, either. MineralMan Apr 2012 #5

Yeah, I'm the same way. bemildred Apr 2012 #6

The news part is the confirmation that law enforcement is in fact EFerrari Apr 2012 #4

Lawlessness, is what it is. bemildred Apr 2012 #8

The impunity is bizarre and disconcerting EFerrari Apr 2012 #9

Apparently, nobody thinks there is any need to watch the watchers these days. bemildred Apr 2012 #10