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Posted by E. Walter Le Roy on May 2, 2006, 9:45 am
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Joe bought his wife a cell phone for her birthday. This was her first
experience with one. Next day he called her and said "how do you like it/"
"Fine", she replied, "but how did you know I was at Wal-Mart?"
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Posted by Jon Elson on May 2, 2006, 3:21 pm
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E. Walter Le Roy wrote:
>Joe bought his wife a cell phone for her birthday. This was her first
>experience with one. Next day he called her and said "how do you like it/"
>"Fine", she replied, "but how did you know I was at Wal-Mart?"
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You think this is funny! For 911 response purposes, the cell phone
companies are
required to triangulate the location of all phones every couple of
minutes from
the several cell sites that can "hear" the phone, whenever it is turned
on to be
able to receive calls. (The newer phones have GPS receivers in them,
and the
cell sites interrogate the phones for location every couple of minutes.)
The cell
phone companies are required to keep this location tracking data for 7
years for
law enforcement purposes.
Well, the phone co's have this data laying around, what can they do to
make money off it?
So, they sell it to data banking outfits, who figured out even the
triangulation data
is good enough to tell which store a consumer is visiting, and the GPS
data is
good enough to tell when you are in the cosmetics aisle, and when you
are in the
pet food one. Then, they combine this with credit card info, and they
can figure
out what you bought, and when!
Jon
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Posted by Dave Hinz on May 2, 2006, 4:08 pm
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> You think this is funny! For 911 response purposes, the cell phone
> companies are
> required to triangulate the location of all phones every couple of
> minutes from
> the several cell sites that can "hear" the phone, whenever it is turned
> on to be
> able to receive calls.
Really?
> (The newer phones have GPS receivers in them,
> and the
> cell sites interrogate the phones for location every couple of minutes.)
> The cell
> phone companies are required to keep this location tracking data for 7
> years for
> law enforcement purposes.
Cite, please?
> Well, the phone co's have this data laying around, what can they do to
> make money off it?
> So, they sell it to data banking outfits, who figured out even the
> triangulation data
> is good enough to tell which store a consumer is visiting, and the GPS
> data is
> good enough to tell when you are in the cosmetics aisle, and when you
> are in the
> pet food one.
I call bullshiat. I've never seen a GPS unit that works indoors.
> Then, they combine this with credit card info, and they
> can figure
> out what you bought, and when!
mmhmm ok. I'm afraid that I'd be astonishingly uninteresting to them
then.
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Posted by Tom Gardner on May 2, 2006, 5:00 pm
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> wrote:
>>
>> You think this is funny! For 911 response purposes, the cell phone
>> companies are
>> required to triangulate the location of all phones every couple of
>> minutes from
>> the several cell sites that can "hear" the phone, whenever it is turned
>> on to be
>> able to receive calls.
>
> Really?
>
>> (The newer phones have GPS receivers in them,
>> and the
>> cell sites interrogate the phones for location every couple of minutes.)
>> The cell
>> phone companies are required to keep this location tracking data for 7
>> years for
>> law enforcement purposes.
>
> Cite, please?
>
>> Well, the phone co's have this data laying around, what can they do to
>> make money off it?
>> So, they sell it to data banking outfits, who figured out even the
>> triangulation data
>> is good enough to tell which store a consumer is visiting, and the GPS
>> data is
>> good enough to tell when you are in the cosmetics aisle, and when you
>> are in the
>> pet food one.
>
> I call bullshiat. I've never seen a GPS unit that works indoors.
>
>> Then, they combine this with credit card info, and they
>> can figure
>> out what you bought, and when!
>
> mmhmm ok. I'm afraid that I'd be astonishingly uninteresting to them
> then.
>
See if it works...hang around the tampoon isle and see if you get some
cupons in the mail.
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Posted by Rex B on May 2, 2006, 6:15 pm
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http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/f88b973910a9a010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
Tom Gardner wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> You think this is funny! For 911 response purposes, the cell phone
>>> companies are
>>> required to triangulate the location of all phones every couple of
>>> minutes from
>>> the several cell sites that can "hear" the phone, whenever it is turned
>>> on to be
>>> able to receive calls.
>> Really?
>>
>>> (The newer phones have GPS receivers in them,
>>> and the
>>> cell sites interrogate the phones for location every couple of minutes.)
>>> The cell
>>> phone companies are required to keep this location tracking data for 7
>>> years for
>>> law enforcement purposes.
>> Cite, please?
>>
>>> Well, the phone co's have this data laying around, what can they do to
>>> make money off it?
>>> So, they sell it to data banking outfits, who figured out even the
>>> triangulation data
>>> is good enough to tell which store a consumer is visiting, and the GPS
>>> data is
>>> good enough to tell when you are in the cosmetics aisle, and when you
>>> are in the
>>> pet food one.
>> I call bullshiat. I've never seen a GPS unit that works indoors.
>>
>>> Then, they combine this with credit card info, and they
>>> can figure
>>> out what you bought, and when!
>> mmhmm ok. I'm afraid that I'd be astonishingly uninteresting to them
>> then.
>>
>
> See if it works...hang around the tampoon isle and see if you get some
> cupons in the mail.
>
>
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>experience with one. Next day he called her and said "how do you like it/"
>"Fine", she replied, "but how did you know I was at Wal-Mart?"
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