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Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:28:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Ideal vanagon
Comments: To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <001101c3941e$be825c90$6501a8c0@williamvafwvvc>
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I'm gonna send my comments to William off list as this doesn't have much, anything, to do with Vans. But summarized: disagree.

Mike

On 10/16/03 12:50 PM, "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote:

> Am I missing something? If one has nothing to hide, why be concerned if you > can be found? > > To me, not scary at all if you are honest and not a criminal. It is actually > (for honest people) a security and safety thing isn't it? Lost? You can be > found? Kidnapped? You can be found. Cell phone stolen? It can be found. > Sounds pretty good to me. Want privacy? Leave the cell phone at home. Want > emergency help? Bring the cell phone with you. > > William > > >> i know a few people that work in the national security sector (people >> that can't tell me what they do and who or where they work)... even if a >> cell phone is turned off and the battery is out, the cell phone tower >> will still be able to contact it, and help to pinpoint the phone's >> location. It is not until enough of the juice is drained out of the cell >> phone (w/o the battery) that it will cease to function. Pretty scary. I >> >> Joseph Fortino wrote: >> >>> as soon as they install complete GPS signal tracking you'll be tracked. >>> this includes the GPS software. most phones don't support it yet. >> > >


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