Phone tracking

[Tsukiyumi]

Department of Homeland Security wants to put a sensor in every phone...

What a bunch of bullshit. They shouldn't get away with this, but I'm sure they will.

[Deepcrush]

Department of Homeland Security wants to put a sensor in every phone...

What a bunch of bullshit. They shouldn't get away with this, but I'm sure they will.

A, where the hell is this in the thread...
B, all phones have sensors in them since thats how they connect to the phone network.
C, DHS has been asking for permission for years to have open access to the records to which the DoJ has told them to piss off.

[Mikey]

A, where the hell is this in the thread...

I was wondering about that myself.

B, all phones have sensors in them since thats how they connect to the phone network.

Yeah, don't the phones even ask if you want to activate the GPS monitor when you subscribe to navigation?

[Lt. Staplic]

In the Trek thing that was posted on the previous page. Under Tricorder I believe. They mention that.

[Deepcrush]

Ah, its for chemicals... Yeah... now just to get everyone to walk to their local FBI field office and hand over their phone for testing.

[Tsukiyumi]

#2 on the list of Trek technology on the last page.

Pretty sure the idea is to have it wirelessly relay the data.

[Mikey]

#2 on the list of Trek technology on the last page.

Pretty sure the idea is to have it wirelessly relay the data.

Hmm. My phone asked me if I wanted to enable a tracking transceiver function when I signed up for the Navigator app. So, not only is such a sensor (of sorts) already extant, it offered me a choice about its activity.

[Deepcrush]

#2 on the list of Trek technology on the last page.

Pretty sure the idea is to have it wirelessly relay the data.

True, but for testing they still need a physical sample.

[Graham Kennedy]

#2 on the list of Trek technology on the last page.

Pretty sure the idea is to have it wirelessly relay the data.

Hmm. My phone asked me if I wanted to enable a tracking transceiver function when I signed up for the Navigator app. So, not only is such a sensor (of sorts) already extant, it offered me a choice about its activity.

I just activated the same thing on my phone a few hours ago. But then I don't really care if the men in the black helicopters know where I go, and don't really see why they would want to anyway.

[Deepcrush]

The constant complaints from civis about how the government has nothing better to do but spend their days tracking their movements to the store and toilet is a rather common joke at work. But this is just a nice little reminder of the blind ego of the average civilian.

[Nickswitz]

Hmm. My phone asked me if I wanted to enable a tracking transceiver function when I signed up for the Navigator app. So, not only is such a sensor (of sorts) already extant, it offered me a choice about its activity.

Yeah, I'm not interested in having a GPS device in my phone, period. If every phone ends up with one in a few years, I'll just get used to not owning one again. I didn't own one until just last year, so no problem for me.

You already have on in your phone. It's actively tracked by the 911 service, and inactively can be tracked by any other service that really wants to in the government, as long as they get the right permits for it.

[McAvoy]

Hmm. My phone asked me if I wanted to enable a tracking transceiver function when I signed up for the Navigator app. So, not only is such a sensor (of sorts) already extant, it offered me a choice about its activity.

Yeah, I'm not interested in having a GPS device in my phone, period. If every phone ends up with one in a few years, I'll just get used to not owning one again. I didn't own one until just last year, so no problem for me.

You already have on in your phone. It's actively tracked by the 911 service, and inactively can be tracked by any other service that really wants to in the government, as long as they get the right permits for it.

I am one of those people that really do not care if the government listened in on my calls or tracked me through my cell phone or watches me sleep to make sure the brainwashing is working etc.

I understand and do full support that the govnerment shouldn't be able to do it, it's just... my life sucks.

[Graham Kennedy]

I had a discussion like this with somebody who wanted to convince me that the government monitors all phone calls, all cameras, tracks all citizens, everything, 24/7. He said it was done because "information gives them control". Frankly, I don't think the people in charge of the world actually care to know any of that stuff about me. I mean, I'm so dull...

[Lighthawk]

Said individual clearly has no concept of the type of manpower it would take to accomplish what he is suggesting.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Said individual clearly has no concept of the type of manpower it would take to accomplish what he is suggesting.

You don't underatand, man! The Man needs to keep... okay, I'm sorry. I can't finish this. I'm laughing too hard.