Government spying: Is your cell phone a tracking device?

Remind me, who was it who was supposed to hate us for our freedom? We've been told that it was the terrorists, but perhaps it's really the FBI . . .

Your cell phone can be used to discern where you've been, either through gps, or triangulation using cell phone towers. Increasingly, the FBI is gaining access to the phone company logs that can be used to track your movements using these methods. They are doing this without warrants based on probable cause.

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