NODE a43a55f1Re: Cellular location...
Three Blind Mice <3bmice@nym.alias.net>Sun, 26 Jan 1997 14:54:22 -0800 (PST)
On Sat, 25 Jan 1997, Mark M. wrote:
> I wonder how expensive it would be to put a GPS receiver in a cell phone and
> have the option to transmit the coordinates on a separate channel. There
> would be little difference between this and forcing cell phone companies to
> triangulate every call. The primary motivation for this is almost certainly
> "location escrow" to make it easier for the feds to track drug dealers.
Of course, one could always follow the ID4 example and triangulate cells
from a single location, preferably using equipment that any small-time
operator can find in his own car.
-- 3bmice