[LINK] Those snooping mobiles

[Jan Whitaker]

Linkers may recall that I asked about one of those late night TV ads 
for mobile phone tracking. According to this article, although the 
particular ad isn't mentioned, it's probably a scam. However, there 
are other actual tracking systems that are on offer, and may be 
illegal if used without consent according to CHOICE.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/ill-be-watching-you-warning-on-mobile-phone-tracking-20090307-8rz3.html

The companies that offer it write themselves out of liability in the 
'contract', so they say. Sounds like our discussion about the 
function of TOS. But, isn't selling a service that is knowingly 
illegal some sort of breach of fair trading? I can see that things 
can have good and bad applications, like guns, but those have 
regulations to restrict use and handling.

Jan


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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