Verilocation

Alright, sometimes privacy concerns over cell phone tracking can be more than just a conspiracist's trumped up delusion. The Daily Telegraph highlights a new service called Verilocation whereby a user can track any chosen cell phone in four British mobile carriers: T-Mobile, O2, Vodaphone and Orange. Mainly used by employers checking-up on hooky-playing employees, the service uses the global system for mobile communications to pinpoint the cell phone's exact location and displays the detection on the user's computer screen. The system can be both pay-as-you-go and subscription-based, and employers should be warned that England's Data Protection Act requires the consent of potentially tracked employees. But what fun is had in abiding laws? — then you couldn't catch Nigel abandoning his cubicle for the local pub.