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more about #paranoia fuchikoma: I'm glad I don't have a GPS phone... not that cels couldn't always be triangulated by the carrier already, but now it's trivial, and even the first GP... more » otko: I hate to say it, but I'm familiar with the stereotype that a vast amount of minorities use Sprint for cell service. Is this a coincidence? more » Serpentor X: good thing Virgin Mobile is still in business. I mean, not that I need a throw away for some nefarious purpose. But it's good to know the option is st... more » natelock: I thought about what they'd find if they did this to me; I wake up the same time every day, go the the same place, come home at the same time, and bro... more » The5thElephant: Am I the only one who thinks the whole obsession over privacy on the internet is primarily a symptom of the pre-internet generation still being alive?... more » Xagest: Hey, if they want to browse through my Fleshbot history, they're free to do so. more » amlamarra: If you've got nothing to hide... more » The_Red_Monkey: Well if you use email, go online or have googled then there is a lot of info out there about you and no matter how much you think you are hidden you a... more » Yinzers Are People Too: Anyone doing something illegal these days should be smart enough to leave their cell phone at home, powered on, and with GPS enabled. Anyone that is t... more » something_unique_and_descriptive: And you think it's just a coincidence that the government is essentially subsidizing Sprint's existence through contracts? more » Elvisisdead: OK - former Fed here. You can't just submit a request. You have to have a judge issue a wiretap order before you can get any of this information. It's... more » Die Fledermaus: Well I guess I am sort of glad I ditched Sprint for another evil cellular company, which probably does the same. I guess it is time to put the tin foi... more » okidokedork: While this could always be used for bad, it can also be used to help out families in the event of a missing persons case. Unless the battery is comple... more » James Marino: The big deal to me isn't that they can track me because they've been doing that with cell phones for years. I get a bad feeling from the "8 Million T... more » toblathe: FYI... as far as a telco's capability to do this, it's pretty old news. In fact they are legally required to be able to do this. From the Wireless Co... more » Weihovah: so they'll give up my location to the fuzz and tell marketers how many times i visit fleshbot... why can't they find my phone when it's stolen? more » Marzuki: Protip: If you aren't doing anything illegal, this does not affect you. more » ochee_: Well, I'm not vehemently against this...yet. An acquaintance I met through a friend committed a horrifying murder and was caught in Mexico within a ... more » max11221: You do realize they have a WARRANT to access this information right? (Only possible exceptions are kidnappings and 911 hangups with articulatable fact... more » Bertone77: Heres a question: if you have a phone without GPS functionality can you still be accurately tracked? I have a friend who is a cop, he said if you cal... more » -
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Sprint to Humans: We Know Where You Are, and So Do the Police
In the last year alone, Sprint turned over users' GPS data to authorities 8 million times. While that number is misleadingly high—this could translate to under a thousand individual users—it's still terrifying. But wait, it gets even better! More » -
