From: "andy" 
Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile uk.legal uk.finance
Subject: Re: I'm concerned that 02/genie may try and trace me (location). Are there any phones that allow you to stay private
Date: 28 Feb 2007 02:54:08 -0800
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On Feb 27, 5:03 pm, southw...@inbox.com wrote:
> I watch The Bill. It seems the police can use location information to
> find out where you are (rightly so)
>
> But also, in a recent change to the 02 terms & conditions, they are
> allowed to pass on my information (regarding where I am in the UK) to
> debt collection agencies etc.
>
> I realise I can just take the battery out of the phone (to prevent
> being traced) but what if I want to text people?

As someone already said, O2 can pass your details to its own agents if
you default  with them, like how much you owe, and not to other
companies

Instead of inventing and spreading around a load of paranoid bollocks,
read about it on the O2 website, call 1300 free and choose the
location services privacy settings you want

However, if you really insist on being taxed on your own stupidity, I
am sure you could still find a couple of bullshit websites that would
con you into paying about =A3250 for a foreign pay-as-you-go SIM with a
few quid credit on

In fact, I wouldn't be at all amazed if you were suddenly to start
spamming one of them yourself - eg, look what I stumbled into