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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / February 2008Another Great Reason to Turn Your Cell Phone OFF When You Drive
Looks like some clever government officials have found a new use for your cellular phone devices: they plan to use it to track traffic congestion across the entire state of Missouri. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9698139/ But that's just the beginning. Once the public gets used to the idea of "anonymous" traffic congestion data being collected in this way, the next step will be to start tracking fugitives, deadbeat dads, and other "criminals" using their cell phones. And the snowball will roll downhill from there.  SignaturePlease don't give financial rewards to trolls - DO NOT CLICK on any URLs containing "calrog.com" > Looks like some clever government officials have found a new use for > your cellular phone devices: they plan to use it to track traffic [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > other "criminals" using their cell phones. And the snowball will roll > downhill from there. Scott, are you ok comrade? This post shows signs of mental illness. The government would never mis-use data like that.... *snort* BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to fully defeat it. >BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >fully defeat it. Or leave it at home..... V ery I rritating A ddition T o O nline L andtravel O pinion G roups I ncluding S ome T trolling >>BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >>fully defeat it. > >Or leave it at home..... That doesn't do you much good when you're broken down at the side of the road and need to call AAA... SignaturePlease don't give financial rewards to trolls - DO NOT CLICK on any URLs containing "calrog.com" >>>BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >>>fully defeat it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >That doesn't do you much good when you're broken down at the side of >the road and need to call AAA... What did people do before cellphones? C orny A lmanac of L eftcoast R oads O btuse & G rainy >>>>BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >>>>fully defeat it. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What did people do before cellphones? Used pay phones.... when was the last time you saw a pay phone? >>>>>BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >>>>>fully defeat it. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Used pay phones.... when was the last time you saw a pay phone? I still see one now and then. Seems as if they are getting rid of them though in the name of the war on freedom.... errrrrr..... war on drugs. F ascist B rotherhood I ncorporated >>>>BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >>>>fully defeat it. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >What did people do before cellphones? For that matter, what did people do before automobiles? SignaturePlease don't give financial rewards to trolls - DO NOT CLICK on any URLs containing "calrog.com" >>>>>BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >>>>>fully defeat it. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >For that matter, what did people do before automobiles? I believe they called it, "walking." ;) C orny A lmanac of L eftcoast R oads O btuse & G rainy >For that matter, what did people do before automobiles? Spent all day and all night in their workshops, trying to invent them. SignatureThere's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. On Feb 8, 10:59 am, tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com (Brent P) wrote: > In article <j7soq3lmjhh34ntb97r7002r21o750a...@4ax.com>, Scott in SoCal wrote: > > Looks like some clever government officials have found a new use for [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Scott, are you ok comrade? This post shows signs of mental illness. The > government would never mis-use data like that.... *snort* The government is too incompent to misuse data like that. >On Feb 8, 10:59=A0am, tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com (Brent P) >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >The government is too incompent to misuse data like that. Deliberately. They could already find these people if they want (for instance, if they have a cell phone in their name, they also have a billing address, which could be subpoena'd). They'd rather not find them and then use them as an excuse for the next round of Orwellian legislation. SignatureThere's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. > On Feb 8, 10:59 am, tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com (Brent P) > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > The government is too incompent to misuse data like that. Even if I were to believe that, incompence means they are SURE to misuse it. >> On Feb 8, 10:59 am, tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com (Brent P) >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Even if I were to believe that, incompence means they are SURE to misuse >it. Or, more likely, ALLOW it to be misused. SignaturePlease don't give financial rewards to trolls - DO NOT CLICK on any URLs containing "calrog.com" >> Looks like some clever government officials have found a new use for >> your cellular phone devices: they plan to use it to track traffic [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Scott, are you ok comrade? This post shows signs of mental illness. The >government would never mis-use data like that.... *snort* Now now, don't be bitter. :) >BTW, I've heard, but not confirmed that the battery has to be removed to >fully defeat it. Depends on the phone, I reckon. The neat thing about GSM cellphones is that they induce audible buzzing sounds in any sort of amplified audio equipment they happen to be near when they transmit. A radio, a telephone, and even a pair of amplified computer speakers can all pick up this buzzing - it's a good way to tell whether your phone is able to transmit even when the "power" switch is turned off; just turn it off and listen for the buzzing. Maybe dial your cell phone number just to see if you can nudge it awake. If you hear no buzzing, you might be OK without removing the battery, which is a big hassle. SignaturePlease don't give financial rewards to trolls - DO NOT CLICK on any URLs containing "calrog.com" >Looks like some clever government officials have found a new use for >your cellular phone devices: they plan to use it to track traffic [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >other "criminals" using their cell phones. And the snowball will roll >downhill from there. To eventually, your phone goes off with either a call or a text message when you drive into the vicinity of certain businesses.... C orny A lmanac of L eftcoast R oads O btuse & G rainy |
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