Time to drop Sprint as your cellphone carrier?

http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news...mer-gps-data-to-leos-over-8-million-times.ars

I Knew those things where evil glad I never got one. And I wonder how long it is before they are selling that info to private companies like insurance agencies or private investigators.

 

Your current location isn't protected by the FCC, I don't know why you'd find this as shocking. You still need a court order to access any records which includes past GPS data. As for selling that information, we don't sell it, we give it away. You can't argue with a court order.

This is nothing new, it has been going on since cellphones were invented.

 

I don't find it shocking I find it amazing how much privacy people are willing to give up for a bit of convenience though. And the FCC has nothing to do with me I live in Canada.

 

What privacy? There are cameras on every corner here and gps in practically every vehicle.

 

You want privacy; stop using cell phones and GPS, noobs.

 

I know someone that was able to buy cell phone and txt (sms) records (including full content and numbers to and from) from some girls at telus (canada). I guess this chick makes a ton of money selling records to private investigators etc.
Don't trust anything is safe

 

Or maybe most people just don't care because it really does nothing but help law enforcement. Furthermore I do not see how someone knowing my ass went to Quizno's at 5PM on Tuesday is really anything more than useless information.

 

Eh freedom is a thing of the past get used to it and buy a gun before we cant anymore

 

Soon everyone will be wearing a chip implant so it'll make no difference. Welcome to novus ordo seclorum. Buy some guns if you want some sense of security.

 

Yeah, but who'd want cellphone records of Canadians?

But yeah, 8 mil... its a large number,but its not surprising when you think of the amount of clients that Sprint has.

 

Verizon is better anyway lol even though id bet big money that they do the same thing.

 

Unless you unlock it.

 

Those aren't all unique individuals, often times when you're running a tracking scenario they have you monitor more than one person at a time and update every so often. Each hit on each person is a new event.

 

Prepaid cellphone with a fake name. GG. Now qq more.

 

So? All i want my phone to do is call or txt someone and verizon has the best coverage area. Not only that if you want a phone for apps check out the Droid it is awesome will hopefully be getting one soon.

 

Sprint doesn't have the iPhone either...

 

Pre > IPhone

 

Pre =/= iPhone though...