South Korea considering GPS phones

South Korean police want to equip all cell phones with a chip that can locate their user through satellite-based positioning. "The new proposal is submitted in a bid to combat the increasing incidence of kidnapping and other crimes against women and children, the police said. he measure will risk infringing on the privacy of mobile users and raise the prices of cell phones, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Thursday. In addition, the system does not work well indoors, where satellite signals are blocked."

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