At 08:01 PM 6/7/2002, you wrote: >Sander Pool wrote: > > > > Don't all cell phone 'standards' (yeah, that's a joke :-) need to support > > GPS location reporting within the next few years? > >It was my understanding that all cell phones made after a certain date >had to support location within a certain accuracy; the choice of >technology (GPS, LORAN-like triangulation from cell towers, or something >else) was left up to the chipset manufacturer. This was to allow >Enhanced 911 service to locate a cell phone in case of, for instance, a >non-responsive caller after an initial indication of an emergency.
The other BIG supporter of the tracking is the various police agencies. The phones will respond to a query whenever they have power, even if you think you're "on-hook". Makes keeping tabs on suspected people really easy (and if they think you're a terrorist, now they don't really need a warrant). I can see them tracking a cell phone at mach 1+ straight up. :) ---------- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886 fax: +1 408 356-4659 web: www.interstellar.com _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
