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From: Robin on 9 Jan 2010 22:03
On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:50:45 +0000, tony sayer <tony(a)bancom.co.uk>
wrote:

>In article <e63hk5hn8praoek7ok11ja42pt8j5lnti3(a)4ax.com>, Robin
><robsong(a)byebye.com> scribeth thus
>>I'd like to keep an eye on my three kids now and again. You know make
>>sure they are going where they said, or staying over with who they
>>said etc. Tacky I know but peace of mind over their safety is
>>paramount.
>>
>>Any services that actually work well? I see lots advertise it but they
>>sound like scams most of them.
>>
>>Thanks
>
>Www.followus.co.uk works quite well. Doesn't use GPS but can be used on
>most all phones except the 3 network. Uses the timing signals between
>base stations. Not as accurate as GPS but more often than not GPS is
>sodded up inside buildings. Accuracy is generally around 2 to 3 hundred
>metres sufficient for some applications.....

It seems you cannot have covert tracking in the UK by law so I guess
that sort of stuffs that idea. Oh well thanks guys for the help.


From: Lobster on 10 Jan 2010 04:26
Robin wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:50:45 +0000, tony sayer <tony(a)bancom.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> In article <e63hk5hn8praoek7ok11ja42pt8j5lnti3(a)4ax.com>, Robin
>> <robsong(a)byebye.com> scribeth thus
>>> I'd like to keep an eye on my three kids now and again. You know make
>>> sure they are going where they said, or staying over with who they
>>> said etc. Tacky I know but peace of mind over their safety is
>>> paramount.
>>>
>>> Any services that actually work well? I see lots advertise it but they
>>> sound like scams most of them.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> Www.followus.co.uk works quite well. Doesn't use GPS but can be used on
>> most all phones except the 3 network. Uses the timing signals between
>> base stations. Not as accurate as GPS but more often than not GPS is
>> sodded up inside buildings. Accuracy is generally around 2 to 3 hundred
>> metres sufficient for some applications.....
>
> It seems you cannot have covert tracking in the UK by law so I guess
> that sort of stuffs that idea. Oh well thanks guys for the help.

I'm sure there are systems that would do what you want though?

AFAK the 'covert' bit is covered by an opt-out SMS sent to the relevant
phone, so if you have easy access to the phone concerned then it would
be a trivial matter to intercept this without your kids knowing?

David

From: Robin on 10 Jan 2010 04:40
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:26:14 GMT, Lobster
<davidlobsterpot601(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

>Robin wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:50:45 +0000, tony sayer <tony(a)bancom.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <e63hk5hn8praoek7ok11ja42pt8j5lnti3(a)4ax.com>, Robin
>>> <robsong(a)byebye.com> scribeth thus
>>>> I'd like to keep an eye on my three kids now and again. You know make
>>>> sure they are going where they said, or staying over with who they
>>>> said etc. Tacky I know but peace of mind over their safety is
>>>> paramount.
>>>>
>>>> Any services that actually work well? I see lots advertise it but they
>>>> sound like scams most of them.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>> Www.followus.co.uk works quite well. Doesn't use GPS but can be used on
>>> most all phones except the 3 network. Uses the timing signals between
>>> base stations. Not as accurate as GPS but more often than not GPS is
>>> sodded up inside buildings. Accuracy is generally around 2 to 3 hundred
>>> metres sufficient for some applications.....
>>
>> It seems you cannot have covert tracking in the UK by law so I guess
>> that sort of stuffs that idea. Oh well thanks guys for the help.
>
>I'm sure there are systems that would do what you want though?
>
>AFAK the 'covert' bit is covered by an opt-out SMS sent to the relevant
>phone, so if you have easy access to the phone concerned then it would
>be a trivial matter to intercept this without your kids knowing?

Thanks for that. Yes I am aware, though that would be a logistical
nightmare with my urchins, it's as much as I can do to work the tv
remote let alone their phones lol Not only that but it makes it seem
like really cheating on them to go to those lengths, even though it's
only out of concern for them.
From: Andy Burns on 10 Jan 2010 05:05
On 10/01/10 09:26, Lobster wrote:

> AFAK the 'covert' bit is covered by an opt-out SMS sent to the relevant
> phone, so if you have easy access to the phone concerned then it would
> be a trivial matter to intercept this without your kids knowing?

I think (rightly) the tracking services also send periodic SMS
re-confirmations too.
From: Brian Watson on 10 Jan 2010 05:43
Robin wrote:

>>
>> See also "Locatorz" www.locatorz.co.uk but again, trivial to turn off
>> on the phone.
>
> Thanks but I was looking for something that did not tell them we were
> checking up on them.

Why? It sounds a lot like stalking to me.

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."
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