Mike writes "According to a Washington Post article, federal officials are routinely asking and getting courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data on subscribers. The data is used to pinpoint the whereabouts of 'criminal... ...full story at slashdot
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| 23 Nov 07 |
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Secret Warrants Granted for Cellphone Tracking » digg Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to give real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives and other criminal suspects, according to judges and industry lawyers. In some... |
| 06 Nov 09 |
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CDC Adopts Near Real-Time Flu Tracking System » slashdot CWmike writes "The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an effort this week to better and more easily track for H1N1 and other seasonal influenza activity throughout the US. The CDC said it is now tracking data on 14 million patients... |
| 11 Feb 10 |
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Feds Push For Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "An article at CNET is reporting on the Obama administration's push for warrantless tracking of the location of cell phones (Verizon Wireless stores location data for one year, for instance). The Justice Department says no... |
| 21 May 09 |
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U.S Federal Government Launches Data.gov » slashdot Elastic Vapor writes "I'm happy to announce that the U.S. Federal Government earlier today launched the new Data.Gov website. The primary goal of Data.Gov is to improve access to Federal data and expand creative use of those data beyond the walls of... |
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After 7 Years: National Disease-Tracking System Is Not Done » digg You might think that in the event of a major epidemic across the U.S., public health officials at the federal, state and local levels could track the outbreak electronically, using real-time data to try to control the spread of the disease.But you'd be... |
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