> I have Sprint, and I think my phone has an option to turn the GPS
> feature off.
> Also, the article I think mis-states AT&T's ability to track phones,
> which it does via a combination of GPS-capable phones and TDOA (time
> difference of arrival) methods.
>
> As for tracking in general, if a Judge orders it, I'm fine with it.
> But not if the orders become so commonplace, that anyone, for any or
> no reason, can obtain one.
Even without detailed tracking, you can glean a lot just from where
the call was initially *handled* as reported in your phone records.
My ex-BinL discovered this when I handed my sister's lawyer a list
of the days and times he was screwing his mistress :-/ Apparently,
he had failed to realize the paper trail he was leaving (cell phone,
ATM cards, credit cards, etc.)
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