tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post9002074778450210485..comments2024-03-28T08:06:23.620-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Cellphones, privacy and the lawPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-66910374677348040972008-11-18T14:45:00.000-06:002008-11-18T14:45:00.000-06:00All of those techniques are highly illegal without...All of those techniques are highly illegal without a court-order. In some states, even owning the equipment by an individual, is illegal unless it's for an express business purpose.<BR/><BR/>MIN = Mobile Identifier Number. Assigned by the manufacturer or cell provider. It's not the billing or dialed number.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43878699506410340162008-11-18T13:44:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:44:00.000-06:00Peter,The FBI isn't listening to my phone conversa...Peter,<BR/><BR/>The FBI isn't listening to my phone conversations or yours. We aren't fugitives from justice, terrorists, drug smugglers, purveyors of child pornography or sex slaves. If they listened to one of my phone conversations I'm sure they would become quite bored in short order. If they are able to use this technology to capture someone who is involved in the aforementioned activities I say it is a good thing for everybody except the one who got caught. <BR/><BR/>Additionally, we are not talking about agents tapping a landline, entering a residence or taking someones papers or property. They are intercepting a signal which is being transmitted in public across public airwaves. The expectation of privacy is greatly diminished. As the article states even a non-law enforcement person can accomplish this act.<BR/><BR/>As far as the ability to locate a cell phone based upon its relationship to towers, this technology has saved a lot of lives. I can speak personally of three different instances where this has been used to rescue people who very possibly may have died. One where an individual crashed her vehicle in a remote area, she was trapped in the car, unable to signal for help and did not know where she was. Another where a suicidal subject was sitting in a park calling 911 to report what he intended to do but refused to tell the operator his location. I saw it used one other time to locate the victim of a beating who had been dumped in a remote area and was able to call from the cell phone he had but did not know where he was and could not walk.<BR/><BR/>I certainly don't think that the interception of cell phone transmissions across public airwaves rises to the level of some great infringement of individual liberty or rights. People know when they are using any cordless device whether it be wireless internet, cordless or cellular phones that this is not a secure form of communication. Therefore the expectation of privacy is greatly diminished.makeumdothechickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120822623352911018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61743662840078014742008-11-18T00:34:00.000-06:002008-11-18T00:34:00.000-06:00No one, Peter. Those days are gone.Thanks for post...No one, Peter. Those days are gone.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855285165816694870noreply@blogger.com