"Find the location of any mobile phone". That's the rather astonishing claim made for World-Tracker's new mobile-phone tracking service.
There are some ifs and buts – notably "any" turning out to mean only phones that use one of the big four providers, O2, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile. And, the phone has to be switched on. Plus, the whole thing does seem rather Big-Brotherish. But none of these things is likely to stop lots of people and companies grabbing the service with both hands, even though the cost can be as much as 30p per search.
Parents of teenagers are certain to like the idea, almost as much as their kids will hate it. Businesses with a lot of delivery drivers out on the road are going to think it's a great thing, too, even if the drivers don't.
So what do you think? Good idea or kind of scary (or maybe both)?
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