... would give them access to the location information gleaned form cellular phone calls. Rodger also says that the tracking information gathered from cellular phones would turn the phones into "homing beacons" whenever they are turned on and that gathering such information while calls were not taking place would overstep the law ... for reasonable costs of the growing needs from law enforcement. Cellular companies are also being pressured by the government for the tracking of cell phones and the tapping of their lines. However it is difficult for even the phone companies to listen to a pho...

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... the legislation passed by the congress known as USA Patriot Act. My main focus will be on the part of this legislation that deals with telecommunication, which includes the Internet, phones, Cable etc. Because my intended audiences are telecommunication class 605, my analysis will be confined to the portions that deal with telecom and its effect; it will also touch on ... I have attached an addendum quoted from CDT.ORG where a simplified reader friendly analysis of changes has been given of the sections of USPA relating to the telecommunication industry (it includes phones, cable, ISP e...

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... Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, or USA PATRIOT Act, grants the federal government new, obstructive surveillance capabilities. Surveillance interfering with every form of communication. From the traditional wiretapping of home phones to extensive tapping and tracing of networks of computers. So much authority has been given to the feds that existing laws of privacy and surveillance had to be revised. Title ... ...

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... future. Given that the terrorists who slammed jetliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th conducted much of their planning and communication via computers and cell phones, critical evidence of that and any potential future plots may yet be found on those tech items. Companies once keen to put loads of information on their Web sites now ... ...

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