Do Reverse Phone Traces Use GPS Technology?
What could be scarier in the way of personal privacy than thinking someone could look up your exact location using the GPS technology that is in your cellular phone? Most of us are worried what GPS in phones means to our privacy, and such a thought about reverse phone trace is valid. You should know, however, that this is not going to be a problem, or at least it is not at the present time. The GPS feature in most phones is not activated until a caller dials the 911 service in their community – or from wherever they are. Enhanced 911 allows those taking these calls to track down the exact position of someone if they are unable to say where they are, or if they do not know where they are. That means that even though kidnapping is actually very rare, someone who has been taken and still has their cell phone can be traced through these methods. Only emergency personnel should have this information anyway. There are some small exceptions, but for the most part, someone will know if they ca
