Cell phone tracking
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Cell Phone Tracking is a technology used to track the current position of a cell phone. To locate the phone, it must be turned on but does not require an active call.
Tracking by is available for uploading this information to a common web site where your "friends and family" can view your last reported position.
Newer phones may have built-in GPS receivers which could be used in a similar fashion, but with much higher accuracy.
Some newer phones and technology may also allow the tracking of the phone even when turned off. Also, phones can have secondary batteries installed to allow tracking even if the battery is removed.
[edit] Privacy
Privacy is a great concern. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is tracking some cases, including USA v. Pen Register, regarding government tracking of an individuals such as pedophiles.
[edit] External links
- CellTrack - free application for Symbian OS Series 60 to view your location on your phone
- Navizon - free & premium application for Symbian S60 or Windows Smartphone to view your location on your phone with maps
- World Tracker - pay per use, allows tracking of any cell phone (mostly UK) via cell phone provider information
- Sprint/Nextel Family Locator - monthly fee, track location of 4 family members' phones on the web
- MOLOGOGO - publish your location to mologogo's site with your Nextel phone
- privacyrights.org - Protecting Your Privacy in the Age of the Super-Phone
- Cell Reception - Google maps API to locate cell towers in the United States
