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Re:Age of surveillance: the fish is rotting from its head by rphlx on Saturday January 15, 2011 @02:38PM (#2107602)
Criminals are smart enough to remove the battery, or not carry a cell phone during a major crime. So this mostly just enables the government and telecom companies to track law-abiding citizens.
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Re:Age of surveillance: the fish is rotting from its head by bigfudge on Saturday January 15, 2011 @03:25PM (#2107711)
Really? All criminals? I'm not a big fan of developments in surveillance, but it's crazy to think that some criminals won't be caught. The fact that they're petty criminals or benefits cheats makes the exercise of debatable value, but not for the reason you state.
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Re:Age of surveillance: the fish is rotting from its head by bradley on Sunday January 16, 2011 @03:45AM (#2109027)
Can't remove batteries from iPhones. It's part of the conspiracy!
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