Comments on: Controversy Erupts Over Secret Cell Phone Tracking

By: ken

ken — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:37:05 +0000

i totally agree with jenny. The same thing is happening to me. I am being stalked by my ex and my cell phone co claims that its impossible for me to be tracked with GPS turned off. Well they are very wrong. It gets proven to me every day that im still being stalked. My ex has even found a company that lets her listen to all my calls and read everything on the phone just like if she is holding the phone itself. Also the police are not willing to help!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:25:00 +0000

As a woman who is trying to escape an abusive husband. I am glad that this invasion of privacy is being brought to our attention. When my husband found me the last time. My service provider tried to tell me that it was impossible for him to use my phone to find me if my GPS was turned off. NOT so, google maps still found me. Now to be safe, I only use my phone 15-20 miles from where I am hiding and remove the battery before I come home.

As a researcher myself, I want people to know this can and is happening. The researchers were collecting data. The same data needed to show that this can happen. While we seem a little nutty claiming that we are under constant watch, it sickens me that we could be.

By: Smith

Smith — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:37:00 +0000

Yohan, your attitude is exactly what Big Brother expects.

By: Smith

Smith — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:37:00 +0000

Yohan, your attitude is exactly what Big Brother expects.

By: Blu

Blu — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:40:00 +0000

I wouldn't personally care, but I do regard this as an unethical invasion of privacy. I'm very curious as to which cell phone provider let it happen…

By: Blu

Blu — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:40:00 +0000

I wouldn’t personally care, but I do regard this as an unethical invasion of privacy. I’m very curious as to which cell phone provider let it happen…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:16:00 +0000

I agree with Preston. As as aside, almost every cell phone out there today now has GPS tracking built in. So most folks should be aware they can be tracked that way very, very easily. It's to assist in locating 911 callers, but just like any tracking technology, some folks will be troubled by possible misuses of it, others (like myself) really just don't care. :)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:16:00 +0000

I agree with Preston. As as aside, almost every cell phone out there today now has GPS tracking built in. So most folks should be aware they can be tracked that way very, very easily. It’s to assist in locating 911 callers, but just like any tracking technology, some folks will be troubled by possible misuses of it, others (like myself) really just don’t care. :)

By: Preston L. Bannister

Preston L. Bannister — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:40:00 +0000

If the researchers acted in good faith – removing direct user identification up front, crunching their numbers, then discarding the raw data after – then I do not see a problem. The net result is no violation of anyone's privacy.

On the flip side – if you are carrying a turned-on cell phone, you should assume that your movements can be tracked. If you make a phone call, you should assume a record of your call is always recorded, and there is some chance the contents of your call is scanned and/or recorded as well.

You should be worried about your privacy, but you need to focus elsewhere. In the larger scheme these researchers are harmless.

By: Preston L. Bannister

Preston L. Bannister — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:40:00 +0000

You should be worried about your privacy, but you need to focus elsewhere. In the larger scheme these researchers are harmless.

By: Yohan Perera

Yohan Perera — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:51:00 +0000

Well, No one is alone in the 21st century. No one has anything called privacy in this high tech era.

By: Yohan Perera

Yohan Perera — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:51:00 +0000

Well, No one is alone in the 21st century. No one has anything called privacy in this high tech era.