| GPS cell phone tracking technology is currently | | | | of intrusions into their privacy and on occasion |
| available on most cell phones manufactured after | | | | sought legal remedies to protect themselves. |
| early 2005. FCC regulations require all new cell | | | | Some feel it is a violation of their 4th amendment |
| phones produced after that date to have the | | | | rights under the constitution. |
| tracking device within the phone. This was | | | | The GPS technology that is incorporated into cell |
| spawned after 911 attacks and the beginning on | | | | phone handsets is not the same as the units used |
| the war on terror. It is also the result of the need | | | | in your vehicle that you use to navigate the roads |
| to find lost individuals and people who have dialed | | | | of this country. GPS auto tracker technology is |
| 911 and are unable to provide location information. | | | | just not the same as that used in cell phones. |
| Cell phone carriers generally do not monitor or | | | | Depending on the carrier and the type of cell |
| track the phones of their subscribers. In addition | | | | phone hardware used the location data may be |
| implied FCC guidelines allow the tracking feature to | | | | continuous or only available when a location |
| be used in cases of emergencies. Despite these | | | | request is made. All these differences make |
| guidelines some carriers have contracted with so | | | | tracking an individual cell phone that you do not |
| called location based service providers. For a fee | | | | own or have a legal interest in very troublesome |
| these companies use data provided by cell phone | | | | at best. |
| carriers to provide GPS tracking information. The | | | | Despite all the on line hype the bottom line is that |
| legality of these services many times depends on | | | | accessing cell phone tracking information on your |
| the local or state government regulations. Cell | | | | girl friend or business competitor is generally |
| phone customers understandably are very wary | | | | unavailable and most likely illegal. |