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The government is asking cell phone companies to keep tracking devices on phones up to date. This way they could find the exact location of fugitives, drug dealers, ect.. Judges have granted the feds this power in the past, but privacy advocates are making some noise. They say this violents the rights of the cell phone owners, and the officials sometimes do not even have cause for the data. The reality is that all cell phones have tracking devices on them. The problem is making sure that they are up to date and the phone is enabled to transmit the signals. Many of the requests come from the DEA, Drug Enforement Agency. Earlier this month, the DEA's request for the location of a drug dealer was denied. The triangular signals that phones send when making calls are less accurate than the tracking device, which is the E911.

The cell phone was invented in 1973 by Dr. Martin Cooper. He made the first portable handset phone. Cell phones did not go public until 1977. Chicago was the first city to test the cell phone.