GPS technology has been used to keep track of
unlocked mobile phones. The use of GPS technology in cell phones is not new however
the
latest mobile phones have GPS devices loaded in them which has made it
extremely easy to keep track of someones location all the time and that
too with great accuracy.
The use of GPS in mobile phones has so
many advantages. Any person who is caught in an emergency situation can
use their mobile phones to find their way out. It can be used to provide
information about your ETA to your family members. It is also of great
help in finding elderly or children when they are lost.
The
movement of vehicles can be accurately tracked by the fleet managers and
business owners using GPS, thus helping in their business. GPS
technology has also been used by hospitals and police when they need to
reach a place in an emergency situation.
The use of GPS
technology in mobile phones was not common earlier. The technology was
not perfect as the broadcasting of the radio signal would continue even
when they were not in use, and hence it was not used. Triangulation
method was used by mobile companies to keep a track of users location.
But it was of no use to the companies and it was also a very tedious
process.
But with the development of an excellent technology, GPS in
bar phone
became common. Along with the many advantages, its use in mobile phones
has several drawbacks. Its biggest disadvantage is that it interferes
with ones privacy. Anyone who carries a GPS mobile phone is always
tracked even without his knowledge. No one likes to be tracked down like
this all the time. The government and the courts have taken certain
measures to make sure that everyones privacy is safeguarded. The courts
have ordered law enforcement agencies not to obtain any GPS tracking
information. Such information can only be obtained when the cell phone
company claims the information to be extremely important or in the
benefit of the country. The government has allowed GPS tracking
information for e911 emergency calls only. For all other things,
the consent of the cell owner is a must. The benefits of GPS technology in
wifi phone can be utilized in a proper way only if the rules
and
regulations made by the courts and the government are followed. The
technology can then be used for all the right reasons without
interfering with ones privacy.
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