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COPYRIGHT 2005 Crain Communications, Inc.
Byline: JONI MORSE
Technologies that employ some aspect of tracking and monitoring are all around these days, and although many people might consider such applications an invasion of privacy, it's hard to deny that tracking technology has crime-fighting applications that come in handy.
Take, for instance, the Bulgarian airport customs official who recently-and unfortunately-learned of the global positioning system capabilities in cell phones. The official allegedly lifted the cell phone of a U.S. ambassador while the ambassador was making his way through an airport X-ray inspection. When the ambassador realized his phone was missing, a search ensued in the immediate area, turning up nothing. The technology-savvy ambassador thought to fire up his laptop and activate his phone's GPS technology. Moments later, the customs official was busted with the no-longer missing phone. Doh!
Another technology-inept culprit is now behind...
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