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Comment Re:Every cell phone is a lo-jack... (Score 1) 216

It doesn't have to be used in a crime. All cell phone switch cell towers while you travel... your cell provider it keeps a timestamp log of this switching whether you use your phone or not. If you are suspected of a crime, all they need to do is guess your (plausible) location and see if your phone agrees.

Yes, I think you're missing the point of my original reply. The AC is saying that it's makes sense to him that the police can get records on cell phone on the idea "somebody builds something for you, and you use it in a crime, the court can order them to disclose what they know". I'm saying there is nothing here to suggest the cell phone was a tool used in the actual crime, so there isn't justification for the police to be able to get the records of the device using the reasoning he claims. It's just a case of "oh, gee, this idiot was carrying a device that happens to make it easy for us to get an idea where he's been, can we haz records nao?"

Comment Re:Every cell phone is a lo-jack... (Score 1) 216

Though I don't agree with the judgment, I understand where they're coming from. This goes back years to hidden compartments. If somebody builds something for you, and you use it in a crime, the court can order them to disclose what they know. Cellphones kind of fall into the same category.

Was the cellphone actually used in the crime, or was it just in his pocket at the time.
Sounds like the police are just using the location records to establish the suspect being at the location of the robbery.

Comment Re:Single shop most likely (Score 1) 323

probably they're not doing even oem installs.

the funny thing is.. MS should know if the activations are legit or not. also, if they are unsure, why the fuck are they touting the ip address publicly?

-lassi

It's likely a dynamic IP, and by now has been shuffled onto another customer anyway. Their legal team is only interested in who was using the IP during the time of the alleged pirating activations.

Comment LMAO (Score 4, Insightful) 72

Does the author serious thinks banks are going to adopt anything that is "a significant step forward for social good and give people more control over their finances". Most of the money they make is off people who can't control their finances effectively.

Keep in mind their entire business is moving numbers from one pile to another. Anything that keeps them in control of the access to these piles and information about them is a good thing to them.

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