Recent Article from Cell-Tracking.com Blog Although there
Recent Article from Cell-Tracking.com Blog
Although there are many advantages to cell phone GPS tracking,
there are also privacy concerns. As most people carry their cell
phone with them at all times, the ability is in place to track
the exact movements of all individuals. Is this a case of Big
Brother, and who can access to this information?
Cell Phone GPS tracking can prove useful in many walks of life
and especially when an emergency arises. Picture the scene of a
road accident where injuries have occurred. A 911 call made from
a GPS cell phone would significantly speed up the arrival of the
emergency services if the GPS signal from the cell phone can be
pin-pointed to an exact location. This feature alone could save
many lives.
For these reasons the FCC has instructed that wireless network
providers provide the cell phone GPS tracking location
information for 911 calls which have been made from cell phones.
This is known as E911. In essence this is no different than a
911 call made from a land line, as the land line is registered
to an address and the relevant emergency services can be quickly
dispatched to that address.
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However, where the difference occurs is that a property does not
move but the tracking of a GPS cell phone is registering the day
to day movements of an individual, and that has given rise to
the privacy concerns of who can access such private information.
However, the relevant law relating to E911 is fairly explicit.
It allows carriers to provide tracking location information to
third parties for E911 emergency calls only, however not under
any other circumstances whatsoever without the consent of the
cell phone owner.
The privacy of cell phone GPS tracking has also been backed up
by a number of recent court hearings. Recent court hearings have
disallowed the requests of law enforcement agencies to obtain
cell phone GPS tracking information from the cell phone
companies for suspects. The courts have ruled that Congress have
not authorized location tracking without actual evidence of
wrongdoing and that probable cause is not sufficient reason for
the release of records.
These events will ensure that the advantages of cell phone GPS
tracking will not be compromised by privacy issues and that its
long term future and usefulness is secured.
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