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By: Emma Barnett
CELL PHONE GPS: SAFETY OR STALKING DEVICES?
Privacy and Anonymity
SOCIAL/ETHICAL CONCERNS
Primary Stakeholder Cell phone owners The cell phone owners are being affected by stalkers using
GPS signals from their cellphones.
STAKEHOLDER
GPS Satellites GPS receivers rely on radio waves by communicating with
satellites that orbit the Earth. There are currently 27 GPS satellites in orbit, but only 24 are active. The other 3 are back ups. Your location is determined by triangulating your signal between 3 satellites.
Cell Towers Cell towers stay on the ground at base stations. They send
and receive radio signals from a cell phone. This is not always exact because they only show which cell tower the cell phone is closest too.
Wireless Access Points Wireless access points allow cell phones to connect to a
wired network using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. WAPs perform modulation, which is the transfer of data in or out of the access point.
CELL PHONE GPS: HOW DOES IT WORK?
Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XSugxl7n0U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
CELL PHONE GPS TRACKING SOFTWARE
Location Tracking GPS enabled tracking programs provide the location of the
cell phone coordinates. This can be automatically turned on by a cell phone provider.
Pay As You Go Tracking Programs These programs must be downloaded and activated on the
actual cell phone. The cell phone can then be located at any time by logging in online.
Friend Location Software These programs are downloaded and turned on manually by
the user. GPS records the location of the cell phone and the user can get game points for going to certain restaurants, stores, etc. Ex: Foursquare.
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
Parents can track their kids without their knowledge.
Employers can track their employees without their knowledge.
Spouses can track spouses without their knowledge.
Stalkers can hack or install an app to get the location of a user without their knowledge.
SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Positives Parents know where their kids are at all times. Parents could rescue a child in need. Keeps kids safe.
Negatives It usually costs money Kids don’t always know they are being
tracked. Invasion of privacy.
PARENTS TRACKING KIDS
Positives Employers can protect their business. Employers can watch their employees. Safety Reasons
Negatives Employees have a right to privacy. Employees may not know they are being tracked. Employees often take their phones home
EMPLOYERS TRACKING EMPLOYEES
Positives Catch a cheating spouse Safety
Negatives Privacy Issue Can cause marital problems
SPOUSES TRACKING SPOUSES
Positives Stalkers succeeds.
Negatives Puts people in danger. Makes problems for phone companies
STALKERS STALKING VICTIMS
People are aff ected by stalking everyday.Stalkers can access the GPS signal in a cell phone
and stalk their victims even more effi ciently.The story of James Harrison
MAIN CONCERN OF STALKING
Mandatory notification of GPS activation.
Stronger government regulations regarding GPS policies in spyware apps.
Strengthening stalking laws to improve safety and regulation of technological stalking.
SOLUTION
Strengths Taking the political route. Protecting the rights of the victims.
Weaknesses May take time to implement new laws and regulations. Infringing on free market opportunities. Even with strong laws, people will still break them.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gps-phone.htmhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/188274-2/
gps_a_stalkers_best_friend.htmlhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,512581,00.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XSugxl7n0U&feat
ure=youtube_gdata_player
WORKS CITED