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<p>[QUOTE="rushcoin1, post: 917952, member: 2791"]The assertions regarding this invasive technique are absolutely correct. The reason that people do not see this happening is because the information so garnered is primarily utilized to seek out legal means of further obtaining evidence that actually can be legally used to stem criminal activity such as drug deals, etc. Matters not whether or not one has a cell phone or blue tooth since most people do carry them. All one needs to do is have a conversation near one and it is subject to eavesdropping, regardless of whether or not the phone is turned on and even if the batteries are removed. As long as responsible parties continue to use this technique in a responsible manner, people are none the wiser and the process will continue on. There is always the potential for abuse, however, and it is when such occurs that even bigger problems occur. As with many such things, when the criminals figure out ways to use such in reverse, then they might start spying on the spies so to speak. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ditto with computers, as previously mentioned, there are programs that capture nearly everything one does on them and much of is run through filters for keywords. Some is done by the government, some by private marketing firms, etc. etc. Others like eBay simply plant cookies into your computer as a matter of course just for the privilege of using their website so they can track your activities while there and where you go after you leave their site, or where you came from before you got there. Waiting for the legal system to correct abuses or even set up systems to deal with them would be like trying to drain the ocean one molecule at a time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rushcoin1, post: 917952, member: 2791"]The assertions regarding this invasive technique are absolutely correct. The reason that people do not see this happening is because the information so garnered is primarily utilized to seek out legal means of further obtaining evidence that actually can be legally used to stem criminal activity such as drug deals, etc. Matters not whether or not one has a cell phone or blue tooth since most people do carry them. All one needs to do is have a conversation near one and it is subject to eavesdropping, regardless of whether or not the phone is turned on and even if the batteries are removed. As long as responsible parties continue to use this technique in a responsible manner, people are none the wiser and the process will continue on. There is always the potential for abuse, however, and it is when such occurs that even bigger problems occur. As with many such things, when the criminals figure out ways to use such in reverse, then they might start spying on the spies so to speak. Ditto with computers, as previously mentioned, there are programs that capture nearly everything one does on them and much of is run through filters for keywords. Some is done by the government, some by private marketing firms, etc. etc. Others like eBay simply plant cookies into your computer as a matter of course just for the privilege of using their website so they can track your activities while there and where you go after you leave their site, or where you came from before you got there. Waiting for the legal system to correct abuses or even set up systems to deal with them would be like trying to drain the ocean one molecule at a time.[/QUOTE]
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