I was just on the Verizon site, checking out some of the options available on my cell-phone; one of the available subscriptions that I don't have is something called VZ Navigator. I started checking out their demo on line, and was a little startled when I got to this screen:



Now I knew there was some basic GPS capability in order to use a 911 function, but this really illustrated just how much info "the system" has on you if you have a cell phone! The raw data to generate all this is constantly being broadcast any time your phone is turned on (and for the truely paranoid - when it's off too <joke>) in order for the phone company to be able to call you wherever you are; it's just a matter of a subscription on your part that lets you access the data yourself.

Just thought I'd do my part to increase people's paranoia.