Big Brother Operates Via Wireless Companies
April 3, 2011
Digital Trends proclaims “Wireless companies ‘track your every move.’ “ I knew it!
The New York Times reports that cell phone companies keep track of customers’ global coordinates. They know where you, or at least your phone, were when. The secret was revealed during a German lawsuit against Deutsche Telekom, who owns T-Mobile USA. And it isn’t just them. And what other information are they caching?
“In the United States, even less is known about what level of surveillance wireless companies are conducting on their customers because these companies are not required to divulge what information they collect. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, however, that information is extensive, and is only getting more so.”
Furthermore, unlike tracking by Web site cookie, it’s very hard to opt out of cell phone surveillance.
I can’t say I’m surprised by these revelations. Are you?
Cynthia Murrell, April 3, 2011
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