[UA] Our modern mobile world

[Ysidro]

Matthew Rowan Norwood wrote:

> 
> Interestingly, the new round of cellular standards
> include the ability to pinpoint the location of any
> phone in the network. Interesting, that is, if you find
> gross corporate invasion of privacy interesting.
> 

Actually, yes.

Now all we need is a discussion of TEMPEST and I'll be happy.  :)


> 
> >  What
>   >    info, if any, do they tell you about the caller?
> Can the network
>   >    provider find out more?
> 
> >  I've never run in to any that says anything other
> >than "One ... new
> >  message... is in your Inbox.  To listen to the first
> >message... press...
> >  one...."  Still, I can't imagine why someone couldn't
> >implement caller
> >  ID with a answering service.  It would just be
> >unwieldy.  "First ...
> >  message... from... 4... 1... 2... 5... 5... 5... 1...
> >2... 4... 3...
> >  <click>"  Talk about wasting time.
> 
> You can find out exactly as much about a user from his
> voicemail as he wants -- the user records an outgoing
> message, as usual. He is usually also asked to recordhis
> name, which callers may hear depending on the setup. Of
> course, you're under no obligation to use your real name
> or any at all.
> 

That was referring to information on the caller.  I haven't run into any
voicemail services with a caller ID feature, but I don't see why it
couldn't exist.  

While we're on the topic of cellphones, how does an incoming call to a
cellular phone get routed to it?  Does the phone periodically check in
with nearby stations to let the system know where it is?  Inquiring
minds want to know.

ObUA:  Are all the advances in telecommunications a means of an unknown
avatar of the Messenger to outdo Dermott Arkane?  If so, it doesn't seem
to be working.  Or maybe it weakens the power of *all* the Messengers by
making every cell phone and internet user a "mini-messenger".


Ysidro
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Penn-Ohio Historical European Martial Arts Society
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