Since H.G. Wellss novel 1984 was published in 1949, any time a large entity, whether it be a government or a business, has made an attempt to monitor those it governs or employs, people have jokingly made references to “Big Brother,” the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-controlling character in the novel. At the time it was written, ...

I guess that everybody who frequents the Tamoggemon Content Network is well aware that cell phone providers always know where your cell phone is. You lot probably also know that this data is often logged, and can theoretically be used for all kinds of data-mining processes. So far, the common assumption was that cell phones will

CNET has filed a comprehensive report detailing moves by the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to file oral arguments on Friday in favor of the active tracking of cell phones...

Sprint Family Locator Image © SprintVarious cell phone carriers (including Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Alltel Wireless, Kajeet and others) allow parents to locate their kids with GPS. GPS location services range from $5 to $10 per month at various carriers with no additional equipment required. You just need a cell phone with embedded GPS technology. Along with being able to accurately locate y...

Rocky Mountain Tracking, Inc.(RMT) is releasing its newest tracking application for GPS-enabled cell phones. Anyone with a Blackberry or Windows Mobile device can track their cell phone from any computer through web-based tracking software. The technology used for this purpose is a full-featured, tracking software called NavIQ Mobile. Global in range, NavIQ Mobile allows the user to have access to...

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have filed a lawsuit urging a US federal court to order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over records related to the government's use of people's cell phones as tracking devices.