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GPS locators on your phone Hay folks, sorry to post twice on one day, but I just read a news item about people who are upset with being tracked on their cell phones. I hope I am right, but it seems there is a command to turn this feature off and on. Who knows for sure eh? Any way I like this feature especially for seniors(alzheimer's) and the very young. Why? 911 is the main reason. People dial 911 and for some reason get disconnected. The operator passes the notice to the police. The officer asks the operator to ping the last call, the operator can give the area from the cell tower, and if the phone has GPS active, can get a grid location. I have heard it done many times. Most of the time it is a playing with the cell phone. About a week ago I was sitting in my vehicle and a call came across, the operator received a call to 911 and all the operator heard was a weak "help" and the call was disconnected. It was assigned to an officer and he asked for the location. To make a long story short, the location was in a wooded area. Three cars responded. The officers saw a group of playing in the bushes but nothing else. The operator was able, with an area map, to say the location was in the wooded area just past a curve in the road. One of the officers said he was there, and the operator said the phone should be 50 feet in front and to the side of the officer. An unconscious female was located just off the path, a drug overdose. The officers carried her out to the roadway and was met by a EMS unit and the female taken to the hospital. I later found out she had recovered OK. If it can save lives I am all for it. If a person is worried about their privacy and freedom, then don't do criminal acts, or take the battery out of your cellphone so you can not be located and no one will know where you are. |
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6/12/2012 11:34 am |
My smart phone is one of the latest and has all of the bells and whistles and I can turn the GPS locator on or off. I leave it on just in case, especially since I am frequently driving the canyon roads alone. If I went over the edge I might never be found by a visual. As for privacy the benefits far out weigh the cost. Do I really care if people can track me? Why? It would be a pretty boring effort since I am not doing anything secretive or illegal. If I were running drugs or cheating on a spouse - maybe but not necessary concern for an old eccentric artist. Spiritwoman ^i^
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