RE: Location tracking in cellphones

[Rob Thompson <my.security.lists () gmail com>]

Motorolla i710 - Nextel

And yes, it WAS on by default...  That is was...  ;p

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org
> [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:49 PM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] Location tracking in cellphones
>
> Hi,
>
> My Verizon Wireless Treo 650 cellphone has an option to
> select if location information is sent in for all calls or
> only 911 calls.  By the end of this year, the FCC is
> requiring all U.S. wireless carriers to provide location
> information to emergency operators accurate to about 150 feet
> on all 911 calls as part of the Enhanced 911 program
> (http://www.fcc.gov/911/enhanced/).
>
> I was a bit surprised to learn that my Treo defaults to
> always sending location information.  After a bit of initial
> confusion, I got confirmation from both Palm and Verizon
> Wireless that my observation about the default was correct.
> However, Verizon Wireless told me this is a mistake and going
> forward, they plan to change the default to "911 calls only".
>
> I'm curious now when other models of cellphones transmit
> location information to carriers.  Can folks on this list
> check their phones and phone manuals to see what kind of
> controls there are over location information and send me the
> results?  I'll also need the make and model of the phone and
> the wireless carrier.
>
> For my Treo phone, I found the location option under "Phone
> Preferences" in the Options menu of the main phone screen.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard M. Smith
> http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
>
>
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