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Old 11-13-2009, 09:47 PM  
rowan
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Just bear in mind that if you have a GSM cell phone then you can already be tracked. The phone and nearby base stations periodically chatter back and forth to ensure you always have the best signal. By analyzing timing and signal data from multiple base stations it's possible to provide a rough fix on your location. Google already do this another way, by analyzing the base station data on the phone side and comparing it with entries in a positional database for greater accuracy.
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