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Someone is watching you and knows where you are


From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 20:47:07 -0400

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 20:36:33 -0400
From: G B Reilly <reilly () sec com>




I just drove down from Cape Cod.  When I enter Conn. in either
direction my cellular phone rings even though I've not set it
up to receive calls.  This time I answered it and listened to
it ringing and then I received a message starting with "This is
a free call.  Welcome to SNET cellular territory.  You can get
traffic information by dialing *123, ..."


How great to get tracked as I enter a state and told what
options I had to spend money.


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