This article assumes the Secret Service and our National Security guys don't know what they are doing. Even if it was possible to detect the Mobile Equipment ID, who's to say that his Sectera is always at his side. Maybe there are times he passes off his Sectera to his detail driving the fake car. Who knows if Obama carries the same Sectera all of the time. I can easily see his aids replacing his Sectera every day with a different one. Using this type of security would completely nullify the method to capture Obama's Sectera MEID, even if it was possible.

You're right, but using that logic no one would ever email their senator and complain, or call their senator up and give them their mind. Personally I'm going to email her and tell her I won't be voting for her re-election bid even though I've supported her in the past and am more liberal than conservative. She will probably read my email and ignore me, but if everyone did that who thought the same as me, she might be convinced, even slightly to change her opinion on this matter to avoid losing too many votes.

I really don't see why this is a bad precedent. Blizzard created World of Warcraft and sells you a license to use the game how they see fit. This doesn't mean you own the game.

When Spore came out, they effectively only let you only install the software three times. This is their right and shouldn't be infringed upon.

Now as a consumer, you have the right to not buy their software. If enough people do not buy their software, they are forced to do business differently or lose money, hence Spore eventually increasing the number of computers allowed and the possibility of de-authorizing computers for other reinstall's. Now, this still seems ludicrous and hence I won't buy it.