By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other sprint users (PM), download custom made ring tones, use our custom uploader (FOCUS), see LESS forum advertisements, upload photos in your own photo album and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
...the discussion of GPS in cellphones has been raging for some time...welcome to the new millennium...
You can turn it off to everyone else, just not the gummint...the fix is to use a prepaid phone...no ID necessary...
mrlifter
05-11-2005, 02:15 PM
Here's a BS quote from this article:
"Nor are cops explicitly required to obtain a judicial warrant before compiling a record of where you sneaked off to last Thursday night."
Totally untrue...
Bohemian Iconoclast
05-11-2005, 02:24 PM
Here's a BS quote from this article:
"Nor are cops explicitly required to obtain a judicial warrant before compiling a record of where you sneaked off to last Thursday night."
Totally untrue...
The forum I am a super-mod on is run by cops...I will verify this and get back to you...
Bohemian Iconoclast
05-13-2005, 09:24 AM
I received two answers from Law Enforcement officers...the first deals with ordinary citizens, the second directly addresses mrlifter's statement:
I can go to a website and pay like $10 or $20 a month and track my wife's phone via GPS and I don't need a warrant. But I would bet if they wanted something like that to stick in court regarding 4th amendment violations it would behoove them to get one. I know from what I heard the benefit was to find someone via E-911 in case of an emergency.
.....
[Answer to your question is YEs in the light of 9-11 and the onset of this technology Law enforcement has been given a little broader boundary to work with around in regards too our rights(EX LEO 16 years)
If you are suspected of a heinous crime without a doubt you will be track, via your gps enabled fone(even if you turn off the GPS).
Is this illegal? against your rights?
if your a criminal then you have no rights, if you dont break the law then why worry about it?
Big brother has many ways of tracking us.............
We are discussing the question here: http://www.worldofgeekz.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7745
fl00d_pr0z
05-13-2005, 09:31 AM
What's funny is don't they always say "Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law" ? Well, if you're innocent you still have rights, correct ?
mcurtiss1970
05-13-2005, 09:32 AM
of course, you could turn the phone off when the black helicopters show up
fl00d_pr0z
05-13-2005, 09:39 AM
:scare: Yeah
synthe
05-13-2005, 09:39 AM
while his may be true, the gov't isnt going to use this on common people. they have the capability to, yes, but honestly why would they waste their time tracking an innocent person when there are plenty of other people out there who arent so innocent who need to be tracked?
i think they should send bin laden a cell phone with E911
coolqf
05-13-2005, 10:29 AM
while his may be true, the gov't isnt going to use this on common people. they have the capability to, yes, but honestly why would they waste their time tracking an innocent person when there are plenty of other people out there who arent so innocent who need to be tracked?
i think they should send bin laden a cell phone with E911
It's a feature that regular land lines already have... VOIP lines are getting it too.
As for innocent people.... It's a spectrum... They do also target innocent people.
If you're white american chances are low of being tracked. If an immigrant and Arab (or any other non european nationality) then you'll get tracked.
Innocent until proven guilty.... Hah, riiiiiiight!
Guy
05-13-2005, 10:56 AM
of course, you could turn the phone off when the black helicopters show up
Turn off the phone AND pop off the battery!!
(those that watch "24" know what I'm talking about ;) )
synthe
05-13-2005, 11:21 AM
Turn off the phone AND pop off the battery!!
(those that watch "24" know what I'm talking about ;) )
NERD!
sneak
05-13-2005, 11:25 AM
Hmm, thats outrageous. Stupid Patriot Act. The law enforcement has been given way too much reach today. I'm not promoting illegal activities, but if they occur in private and away people, let it be.
mcurtiss1970
05-13-2005, 11:30 AM
i think GoogleMaps is totally scarier
Click here to see Sneak waving to the spy satellites (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Omaha,+NE+best+buy&ll=41.259700,-96.030000&spn=0.005139,0.007918&t=k&hl=en)
sneak
05-13-2005, 01:02 PM
Oh, I love that service, though. Makes finding places easy. Not really too much to offer as far as reconosance (sp) because its not "live." But a great service. Unfortunately, my house falls under a "grainy" map, not the detailed one.
Oh, and here is my Best Buy:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=168th+and+Dodge+St+Omaha+NE&spn=0.033817,0.042658&t=k&hl=en
See what I mean about grainy? I live close to that area, so I don't even have "high-res" :(.
SprintUsers.com was created in January 2002 as a resource for users of Sprint PCS products and services to learn about and share information. We have cll phone reviews, Cellular Accessories, Downloads, PDA reviews, Ringtones, all of the latest Sprint PCS news and information, an area where you can find help in creating a ring tone or custom image for you phone, and so much more. The most popular section is the message board where visitors can read and write messages, ask questions, and get advice about their cellular phone from other users.