4 Things you might not have known about your Cell Phone

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Federal Law
Federal Regulations
FCC Regulations Concerning Cell Phone GPS Tracking

By Darci Pauser, eHow Contributor

The Federal Communications Commission requires cell phone manufacturers to include GPS technology in every phone, which the FCC says can aid in locating a cell phone user in an emergency.

911 Act

FCC regulations concerning cell phone GPS tracking began with the basic 911 Act. The 911 Act requires cell phone service providers to route all 911 calls to a Public Safety Answering Point, or 911 call center, whether or not the cell phone user subscribes to wireless service.
E911 Phase 1

The FCC expanded upon the basic 911 Act to form the Enhanced 911 Act, enacted in two phases. E911 Phase 1 requires cell phone providers to release location information of the cellular base station so that emergency responders may better locate an individual.
E911 Phase 2

Phase 2 of the E911 Act requires cell phone service providers to procure and release cell users' Automatic Location Identification information to emergency responders, which involves GPS, triangulation and Wi-Fi technologies.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7775262_fcc-cell-phone-gps-tracking.html

While there are some older phones that do not have a GPS chip, this is slowly being phased out. You can also check out this site for more info. http://www.fcc.gov/guides/wireless-911-services

Bonus Facts: China has implemented a policy of tracking activists through their cellphones without them knowing it.......

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To activate a cellphone, especially a disposable one, you need to call from a land line leaving at least a trail to some physical address and the time and date of activation. Unless someone is using a stolen already activated one there is always a paper trail. The serial number of the phone you are talking about actually acts as a type of MAC address that is unique by manufacturers and is sent every time you connect to a cell tower. The police do not need a warrant to find out who registered that phone via a land line, depending upon the cell service, they provide a document the police can just send into them and find out. If you research it you will see that this is done often, especially when children are involved. If that phone number is reported, it acts as a beacon and the only thing you can do is smash it to pieces so it won't be found, but they will still be able to find out where it was activated from. Remember, the police have access to the GPS location of the phone much like they have access because of 911, it is a public service.