http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/#comment-3993 EU travellers’ fingerprints to be added to national database - Homeland Stupidity Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:55:59 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/#comment-3993 [...] A noble aim, for sure: who wouldn’t want to strike fear into the hearts of such people? The problem is the fact that such measures so frequently extend far beyond targetting terrorists and other criminals: they are turned against the ordinary, law-abiding public. Not a paranoid thought at all — take the National Security Agency’s monitoring of call records, for example, or the Department of Justice tracking your movements without probable cause. [...] [...] A noble aim, for sure: who wouldn’t want to strike fear into the hearts of such people? The problem is the fact that such measures so frequently extend far beyond targetting terrorists and other criminals: they are turned against the ordinary, law-abiding public. Not a paranoid thought at all — take the National Security Agency’s monitoring of call records, for example, or the Department of Justice tracking your movements without probable cause. [...]

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/#comment-3992 The down side to GPS tracking your children - Homeland Stupidity Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:41:07 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/#comment-3992 [...] As you probably aren’t aware, your cell phone can be used to locate you whenever the phone is turned on, even if you aren’t on a call, and even if you think you have the GPS function disabled. The government has long taken advantage of this ability, tracking people even without probable cause. [...] [...] As you probably aren’t aware, your cell phone can be used to locate you whenever the phone is turned on, even if you aren’t on a call, and even if you think you have the GPS function disabled. The government has long taken advantage of this ability, tracking people even without probable cause. [...]

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/#comment-3991 Hewo Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:50:59 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/12/27/the-law-of-cell-phone-tracking/#comment-3991 i think Michael hampton's got a point here...we should listen to this guy :-) i think Michael hampton’s got a point here…we should listen to this guy

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