IP: Re:Tension Builds Over 911 Cell Phone Plan : From the Los AngeleTimes for Monday, Aug 20

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Subject: Re: IP: Tension Builds Over 911 Cell Phone Plan : From the Los 
> Angeles Times for Monday, Aug 20
> From: remco () rc6 org (Remco B. Brink)
> Organization: rc6.org <http://www.rc6.org>
>
> David Farber <dave () farber net> writes:
>
> > > Tension Builds Over 911 Cell Phone Plan
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON-Federal regulators and lawmakers are poised for a
> > > showdown with the wireless phone industry over a promising but
> > > controversial technology that would track a mobile phone within 150
> > > to 1,000 feet of its location, thereby enabling 911 operators to
> > > send help to callers.  By Jube Shiver Jr.
>
> Funny that this should raise privacy issues as such in the US, considering
> that a similar system is promoted as a _feature_ by phone operators here
> in Norway.
>
> If you're a NetCom subscriber here in Norway, and specifically in its
> capital Oslo, you can authorize your friends to something called "Buddy".
>
> The service allows your friends to save your name associated with a
> password and your mobilephonenumber in their buddylist. If they ever wonder
> where you are, they can send a message "find <yourname>" and recieve
> you (or more precise, your cellphones) current location.
>
> How accurate or detailed the message is depends on cellphone coverage. Abroad
> this can be several kilometres, while in Oslo itself the service is usually
> accurate up to street level.
>
> http://mother.netcom.no/buddy
> http://itavisen.no/art/1296979.html
> (all links are in Norwegian, sorry)
>
> regards,
> Remco
>
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