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  1. December 5th, 2009, 09:18 PM #1
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    Default Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/...lion-times.ars

    Wow.. just wow.
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    Yikes! Makes me happy I have ATT...
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  3. December 5th, 2009, 09:38 PM #3
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    why why why....i have always stood up for this company and told people they were the best....i got a great plan and now i gotta give it up because i refuse to do business with assholes
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    It is not sprint alone, ever service provider will comply with any ongoing investigation. That is a major suck with the technological society, can't fart without somebody tweeting about it...
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    Quote Originally Posted by KrptcMschfMkr128 View Post
    Yikes! Makes me happy I have ATT...
    Who was the very first of the telcos to fold to the government on illegal wiretaps. All telcos suck.
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  6. December 5th, 2009, 10:13 PM #6
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    All the phones I've had, ( Verizon ) have the option of having the GPS location on all the time, or just for 911 calls. I always have mine set for 911 only.
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    Hey, if you have nothing to hide, why mind the intrusion?

    If you don't like it you could always use a prepaid cell phone anonymously.
    Change phones often.
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    Quote Originally Posted by tes151 View Post
    All the phones I've had, ( Verizon ) have the option of having the GPS location on all the time, or just for 911 calls. I always have mine set for 911 only.
    I'm looking for a citation, but it's my understanding that all phones can have their location tracking (GPS or otherwise) activated remotely.


    Something like this, for the GPS... (still looking).... http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-6140191.html
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    Oh I already knew they could use it. I just didnt know how easily. Apparently they can look at anyone and everyone without reason. I find that extremely disturbing to say the least. The biggest mind boggler is this is just ONE of the major cell phone carriers! Now I wonder how often this happens with them all?

    8 million in just a year? Add in the other networks and I wonder if we ALL havent been spied on repeatedly! I now feel we have ZERO privacy at all. I want to have the ability to watch the police in this way. Bet they wont like it then.
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    Default Re: Sprint hands over GPS coordinates to Leos over 8 million times

    Quote Originally Posted by ScaredOnce View Post
    I'm looking for a citation, but it's my understanding that all phones can have their location tracking (GPS or otherwise) activated remotely.


    Something like this, for the GPS... (still looking).... http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-6140191.html
    I'm sure that's the case. They probably don't want us to know about it though...
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