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  • From: Jeremy Portzer <jeremyp AT pobox.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] cellphone deadzone map
  • Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:04:45 -0500

On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 11:43, Mark Turner wrote:
> Tanner Lovelace wrote:
>
> > Of course the privacy implications of this are just incredible.
> > Do you really want the cell phone companies knowing exactly where
> > you went? It's bad enough now with the new mandated 911 service.
>
> The cell phone companies already DO know where you go. They track your
> phone as it progresses from tower to tower. Even when your phone is not
> being used.
>

Well, sure, this central to how incoming calls work. If the network
doesn't know which tower you are connected to, it can't place calls to
you.

--Jeremy

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