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**Pete** · 12-08-2013, 15:42

Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...olice/3902809/

"The National Security Agency isn't the only government entity secretly collecting data from people's cellphones. Local police are increasingly scooping it up, too.

Armed with new technologies, including mobile devices that tap into cellphone data in real time, dozens of local and state police agencies are capturing information about thousands of cellphone users at a time, whether they are targets of an investigation or not, according to public records obtained by USA TODAY and Gannett newspapers and TV stations.................."

Seems to me it they want to use the data to prove you were there - what's to stop a thug from leaving the smart phone at home all night and then - "See, it wasn't me. I was home all night. Check your tower dump."

From the story

"..."We're not infringing on their rights," Lott said. "When they use that phone, they understand that information is going to go to a tower. We're not taking that information and using it for any means whatsoever, unless they're the bad guy or unless they're the victim."..."

So who picks who's the bad guy? The IRS?

12-08-2013, 15:42	#3
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	It ain't just the NSA Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...olice/3902809/ "The National Security Agency isn't the only government entity secretly collecting data from people's cellphones. Local police are increasingly scooping it up, too. Armed with new technologies, including mobile devices that tap into cellphone data in real time, dozens of local and state police agencies are capturing information about thousands of cellphone users at a time, whether they are targets of an investigation or not, according to public records obtained by USA TODAY and Gannett newspapers and TV stations.................." Seems to me it they want to use the data to prove you were there - what's to stop a thug from leaving the smart phone at home all night and then - "See, it wasn't me. I was home all night. Check your tower dump." From the story "..."We're not infringing on their rights," Lott said. "When they use that phone, they understand that information is going to go to a tower. We're not taking that information and using it for any means whatsoever, unless they're the bad guy or unless they're the victim."..." So who picks who's the bad guy? The IRS?
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