Re: [privacy] preserve your privacy and avoid reliance on flawed systems (was: Dispute Credit Card Charges at Your Peril)

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () well com>]

> From: der Mouse <mouse () Rodents Montreal QC CA>
> X-Erik-Conspiracy: There is no Conspiracy - and if there were I 
wouldn't be part of it anyway.
> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:10:30 -0400 (EDT)
> To: privacy () whitestar linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [privacy] preserve your privacy and avoid reliance on 
flawed systems (was: Dispute Credit Card Charges at Your Peril)
> > > > I don't use mobile phones, because I really don't like the idea
> > > > that anyone can interrupt what I'm doing wherever I am and demand
> > > > to talk to me (I also rarely give out my landline phone number).
> > > If that's the only problem, it's trivial to fix - just leave the
> > > phone set silent!
> > Or leave out the battery.
>
> Well yes, but then it has no use - well, unless you carry the battery
> along, just not in the phone (or, equivalently, carry it turned off).
> If you leave it set silent, you can still use it to make calls out
> without having to wait for it to boot.

Of course, even with it set to silent, 'they' can still use it to
locate you...  As long as it is powered on.

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