To Put Safety First or Privacy: Cell Phones and GPS Tracking
With technology advancing day by day, there is an issue that is gaining momentum as to put safety first or privacy. Is the cell phone based GPS tracking to locate position a healthy and the safest alternative? Or by doing so, are we intruding in to someone private zone causing to breach privacy matters?
What You Should Know About Cell Phone Based GPS Tracking
Talking about the recent past, there were not many alternatives opened for tracking using GPS technology; the main reason being there was no consumer level demand for that technology. And the underlying fact governing the issue was the cost involved, as the devices were priced high above what was affordable. It was the post September 11 attack confusion that created an upsurge in the demand for cell phone operated GPS tracking. And today you have hundreds and thousands of cell phone providers giving their best to pace up with the growing demand as well as with the governing rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
It was an established rule by the FCC that at the wake of 2006 all most all the cell phone providers has to have tracking systems installed in the phones, so as to identify the caller with in 100meters or less. Adhering to the FCC regulations, these companies have now agreed to incorporate GPS tracking technology in cell phones.
Although, the GPS tracking system attached to the cell phone does not work in accordance with those GPS receivers you are familiar with. The system works in a roundabout manner; here the user cannot is not provided entry to the GPS tracking data, on the other hand has to get in touch with the network provider for the same. And, the GPS tracking data is send only on dialing a 911 emergency call.
The Networks that Provide GPS Tracking Technology
You are sure to stumble up on a couple or more of wireless companies that provide their users with GOS tracking technology. Cingular, T-Mobile, and AT&T are the bigwigs whom you can count on for a hassle free service. Certain other leading names in the industry include Nextel and Sprint that focus on quality of the data being transmitted.