Today cell phones are a necessity, but they can also be compromising when it comes to collecting your personal information. Every seven seconds a mobile phone checks in with the nearest tower in order to route calls. Cell phone carriers are able to track your every move, but most mobile phone providers fail to disclose what they collect and why they collect it.
Soon there will be help! A new app being developed by the U.S. government, (you read that right) should be a welcome addition to your phone in the event of a variety of situations. For example, if a cell phone is confiscated by police or a government agency, this new “panic button” app will wipe the cell phone’s address book, history, text messages and broadcast the arrest as an emergency alert to whomever you want (presumably your lawyer).
The U.S. has budgeted $50 million to promote new technology to protect “social activists.” Secretary Hillary Clinton is behind the U.S. technology initiative to “expand Internet freedoms.” China recently began tracking the location of more than 17 million Chinese users’ mobile phones
Right here in the USA, wireless providers are busy collecting data on us all and warrant less wiretapping is prevalent and nobody really knows for sure how often.
While no release date has been set, depending on who you are and what you’ve been up to on your cell phone, even if you are totally innocent, you might want to add the “panic button app” as soon as it’s available.
Depending upon what state you live in, it’s likely that your phone could be searched without a search warrant if you are detained or arrested. Ron B.
What in the world will a panic button help you if the information has been collected by the phone company or tower owners?
The data is sitting wherever it has been collected and stored… regardless of what is on or off your phone, and a “panic button” will have no affect whatsoever on that already-collected and stored info…
This is absolutely crazy! They should be developing a button that prevents data collection, not a panic button to wipe everything clean! How is this even legal??
I have nothing on my phone I am afraid anyone would see. I have done nothing I’m worried about the police, gov’t or anyone finding out about. If someone wants to see if I went to point A to point B, let them go for it.If someone wants to see who I’ve called, be my guest. I have nothing to hide. For those of you who have something to worry about, I feel bad for you. This can be a real problem. This only hurts someone who has something to hide. So let’s make sure we protect that person’s right to do wrong and not get caught. I think many people in Lkwd would be against this Big Brother issue.
#1: Thanks for your astute comment. You are correct however there is a caveat. Your phone can be confiscated without a search warrant but the information stored at your ISP (or email/contact provider, such as G-Mail for example, requires a court order (as does a search of your home computer), Many ISPs will NOT give over your personal information according to their privacy policy without vigorous requests from the courts. A search of your home requires a charge against you and therefore a warrant. Cellphones do not need such a warrant. Also remember that any personal information you store on your work computer belongs to your boss. Ron Benvenisti.
this whole thing is pathetic. these ppl have issues prioritizing. only in america do we spend time and energy protecting the rights of ppl who are being arrested!
i was once detained and the cop looked through my text messages and thru that they arrested me. Thank g-d for this new feature.
that embarrasing! you shouldnt have incriminating text messages. do you have any self respect, david?
Dear Yenta … the cop looked at the timestamp on the texts and determined he was texting while driving. Big no-no.
oh. ok i hear tha. sorry. my bad. but i guess he learned his lesson and hopefully wont text while driving again. noone should. Its incredibly dangerous