Reach Out and Track Someone

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• Reader Comments (6)

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  Stalkers have just gotta hear about this.  No more following their victims around from place to place, enduring countless hours memorizing their schedules.  Now, for a mere chunk of change and knowing a cell phone number, they can get a full print out of all they need to know! 

  Sarcasm aside, privacy does not just help bad guys avoid detetion, it’s also important to protect us from the bad guys.  There is NO way these records should be open to the general public for ANY fee… well, any records beside’s Karl Rove’s ;)

  Posted by Backatchababy on May 10, 2006 at 1:22 PM

  don’t worry, folks, only terr-ists worry about privacy…
  see articles:
  Government Spy Agency Chooses AT&T;as its Primary Service Provider
  and:
  SF Wireless Network Comes with Strings Attached
  available at-
  http://www.redstateupdate.net/full-page/fullpage-archive-48.html

  covering the growth of the national security state with prescience and humor…
  www.redstateupdate.net funny-frightening-free

  Posted by artisagitation on May 10, 2006 at 1:40 PM

  I remember a friendly chat I had with a local cell tower technician.  He was amiable enough to demonstrate how his standard-issue technician phone could track any powered phone simply by typing in it’s number.

  Kinda cool, kinda creepy.

  Word to the wise criminal/terrorist:  Low-tech is the way to go for those who don’t want to be easily tracked.  No cellphone, no internet, no credit cards, etc. etc.

  Posted by Harrower on May 10, 2006 at 2:49 PM

  I work for a domestic violence center and we do NOT allow cell phones at the shelter for exactly this reason!

  Posted by robin on May 15, 2006 at 7:28 PM

  Does anyone have a comment on how this huge new data base and tracking system is being used to compile lists to disqualify voters?
  Thanks-

  Posted by momska on May 16, 2006 at 9:26 AM

  I am not surprized....did any of you folks really believe that Big Brother was not watching....like politicians and Gov’t officials don’t lie… then there is the “Industrial Military Corporate Complex “....they don’t lie either…

  Posted by Redhorse on Jul 20, 2006 at 6:25 PM

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