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Re:Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC plan... by anonymousiam on Friday January 31, 2020 @06:51PM (#22207221)
Not much of a difference really. Mainly just that LE uses their own equipment instead of that of the carrier. This brings up a separate FCC issue: Why is it okay for LE to transmit on the cellular bands for this purpose, when it provably can interfere with emergency communications (such as a 911 call)?
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Re:Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC plan... by jagged-chisel on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:13PM (#22207377)
It’s a huge difference. The technical difference is that law enforcement is doing an end-run around the carrier to have phones just give up information. Carriers have zero control over that.
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Re:Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC plan... by ta999999171 on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:58PM (#22207688)
Sure they do! (Assuming you're not kidding.)

Make the cell connections a secure protocol, instead of something any asshole with an antenna can spoof & create a portable "cell tower".

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Re:Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC plan... by vageli on Friday January 31, 2020 @09:54PM (#22208302)
> Sure they do! (Assuming you're not kidding.)

> Make the cell connections a secure protocol, instead of something any asshole with an antenna can spoof & create a portable "cell tower".

A single carrier likely couldn't do that without coordinating with other carriers (as a client roams to a new net).

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Re:Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC plan... by jagged-chisel on Friday January 31, 2020 @08:22PM (#22207826)
Yes, they could have that control. But they currently do not.
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