Doug wrote:
The police in the US can do it. And you don't have to be talking on
your cellphone, it just has to be on. They need the cooperation of the
cellphone company, and that is SUPPOSED to requre a warrant (I
believe). All cellphones sold in US have a GPS chip. This does not
mean your cell phone has GPS navigation. They have sold all of this
because of the 911 desire to locate a 911 caller. But it's another Big
Brother item as well.

If you are concerned about this sort of thing, you really should
contribute to the ACLU. They fight abuse of this sort of stuff better
than anyone.


ALL CELL PHONES IN THE US DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A GPS CHIP.

All cell phones will have to conform to a E911 standard. Of the big boys
Verizon, Sprint and Alltel are using a version that uses GPS. AT&T is using
one that uses triangulation.

As more people use cell phones as their only phone line having E911
available is important.

While the ability to use your cell phone to find you will be enhanced with
E911. Don't think for a second that the government could not have done it
and did do it before E911.

Everyone knows that the only way to protect yourself from Big Brother is to
wear a tin foil hat.