January 19, 2004

How Your Mobile Could Be Spying on You

Mirror.co.uk (UK):

It's the kind of thing that only happens in films... The hero, desperately searching for a terrorist or kidnap victim, taps their name into a computer.

A map comes up on the screen, pinpointing the precise location of their target. The good guys move in, the hunt is over.

Great for movie spooks, but only a scriptwriter's dream? In fact, the technology has arrived that allows anyone to track someone down without them having a clue they are under surveillance.

It has crept in almost unnoticed - and at the centre of this new Big Brother technology-for-all is nothing more sophisticated than our own mobile phones.
A clutch of brand new and perfectly legal internet-based services have just been launched that cost as little as 30p to use, and take less than five seconds to zero in to within 50 metres of where a person is.

A simple text message or phone call to an operator from a suspicious spouse or boss can send one of the new DIY spying services off to track a person down. Another call or a visit to a special website will then tell you where they are.
The technology is improving, too. A new, satellite-assisted system that will be able to narrow down the search to just five metres is expected within a year.

Posted by Bob King at January 19, 2004 1:42 PM | TrackBack
Related Categories: Area - Social - Privacy | Area - Tech - Mobile Communications | Industry - Telecommunications | Industry - Telecommunications


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