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Phone GPS Surveillance
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The cell phone GPS surveillance
industry is exploding. For a relatively small fee you can
contact a cell phone provider and turn a portable phone into a
surveillance and tracking device. But in most countries
surveillance of an individual without their explicit consent
is against the law.
You either need a law
court's permission or that person's documented consent to use
a cell phone GPS surveillance device to monitor them.
A terrifying example of
abuse of cell phone GPS surveillance occurred recently in
Oregon in the USA. This type of situation is not unusual.
Often the ex-husband will continue to stalk and try to control
his ex-wife long after the divorce |
.An excessively controlling man
feels that he is losing his wife or ex-wife and in a fit of rage
murders her as the ultimate act of control. After several months of
this going on the police checked her vehicle and found a cell phone
behind the dashboard. The ex-husband had purchased a cell phone with
GPS surveillance, hooked it up so that it's battery was charged by
the car's battery and set the cell phone to silent answer.
Unfortunately, your own cell phone can be used against you in a
similar fashion if you are not careful.
The service will send several
messages to your phone right away notifying you that you are being
tracked but if the person erases those messages you will never know
they set up GPS surveillance on you.
This GPS surveillance technology
is not just for cell phones. It appears that watches will be the
next big item to integrate GPS surveillance and tracking. Even today
you can buy any of a dozen or more Timex watches that have
integrated GPS tracking and surveillance. But along with this
incredible micro technology goes a huge legal problem. Currently the
software for these GPS surveillance devices does not contain
significant safeguards against legal and privacy abuses but
hopefully that will change before things get out of control.
by Lance_Winslow
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