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GPS and cell phones
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Flanagannn@aol.com)
Wed May 10 09:56:04 2000
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Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 23:06:31 EDT
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I came across this in my local newspaper and figured it might be of some
interest. Earlier, on this thread, I received an email regarding Motorola's
patents and the government using that information to track cell phones. It
seems they have expanded their power a bit:
"Manufacturers of cellular telephones, who will be required by the Federal
Communications Commission next year to make sure all cell phones are capable
of revealing their positions, will benefit from the increased accuracy as
well."
-Baltimore Sun (Monday, May 8, 2000)
The article mentioned accuracy is now around 48 to 60 feet of resolution due
to the decrypting of civilian GPS signals.
Bob
