[hoagy62]

Actually, although the criminal usage is a problem, I don’t think that was the gist of what the poster was trying to say.

They can do this to ANYONE, can track ANY citizen through their cell phones, ANY time they want.

How many people carry them with them everywhere? How many can’t seem to live without them?

It’ll be easy for the government to keep track of their subjects...I mean, the people.

[mad_as_he$$]

Exactly.

[CodeMasterPhilzar]

This is starting to sound like a tin-foil hat discussion. Sure, they could track someone by their cell phone with lots of expensive gear, a dozen or so well-trained agents... But so what? I mean, they could just get one guy to follow most anyone and the subject would never know. How many people are trained on spotting and eluding a tail?

The real question is why would anyone bother? I have a relative, borderline certifiable IMHO, who at one time firmly believed that she was being actively tracked. It was all I could do to keep from laughing out loud at the suggestion. She, like so many of us, is really a nobody. Go ahead, bug my phone, my house, my car. Warning, I sing (when I'm alone) in the car - badly. Look at any of the so-called reality-based shows polluting the airwaves. TV production companies have to work hard at making "reality" even mildly interesting. Anyone tracking me, I'd probably drive them to drink inside a week.

The upshot is, if someone with enough resources wants to track you, they're going to track you. There's not a heck of a lot you can do about it without living a completely bizarre lifestyle. A little paranoia is good, but this seems to be close-to or over the edge. I refuse to fear my cell phone, car, or anything else. I won't live in a "State of Fear."