Hi-tech bomber surveillance could be used to track children
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1758012005
SURVEILLANCE technology utilised by police to capture a suspect in the July 21 failed suicide bombings in London could soon be used by parents to find their children.
Osman Hussain, a suspect in the Shepherd's Bush attempted bombing, escaped aboard a Eurostar train five days after the botched attacks before making his way to Rome.
Police were able to track him by tracing calls made from a mobile phone. Intelligence services followed his trail across Europe, eavesdropping on his mobile phone conversations.
Now parents across Britain are being offered a free trial of the same technology, which lets them trace their child's mobile via text message or the web.
In just three seconds, ChildLocate allows a parent to pinpoint the exact location of their child without calling them.
The parent can see where their child is, either on a map on their PC or via text message on their own mobile phone.
ChildLocate director Jon Magnusson described the technology as "discreet and cost effective".
He said: "Parents today are working increasingly long hours, while children have become more mobile than ever before. Because the service can provide immediate feedback on a child's location, it offers instant reassurance."
However, Tina Woolnough, of the Edinburgh -based group, Parents in Partnership, warned:
"There are civil liberty issues here and this could be extremely intrusive on a child's privacy."
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1758012005
SURVEILLANCE technology utilised by police to capture a suspect in the July 21 failed suicide bombings in London could soon be used by parents to find their children.
Osman Hussain, a suspect in the Shepherd's Bush attempted bombing, escaped aboard a Eurostar train five days after the botched attacks before making his way to Rome.
Police were able to track him by tracing calls made from a mobile phone. Intelligence services followed his trail across Europe, eavesdropping on his mobile phone conversations.
Now parents across Britain are being offered a free trial of the same technology, which lets them trace their child's mobile via text message or the web.
In just three seconds, ChildLocate allows a parent to pinpoint the exact location of their child without calling them.
The parent can see where their child is, either on a map on their PC or via text message on their own mobile phone.
ChildLocate director Jon Magnusson described the technology as "discreet and cost effective".
He said: "Parents today are working increasingly long hours, while children have become more mobile than ever before. Because the service can provide immediate feedback on a child's location, it offers instant reassurance."
However, Tina Woolnough, of the Edinburgh -based group, Parents in Partnership, warned:
"There are civil liberty issues here and this could be extremely intrusive on a child's privacy."
