GSM Tracking Device Debuts
The company GPS Satélite S.A, in conjuction with ICE, is offering a new service for parents who want to track their children’s whereabouts or spouses who want to keep tabs on their partner.
The device is the size of a small cell phone and incorporates a GSM chip that can store 4 numbers for use in case of an emergency. The person with the device may talk to those at the stored numbers. The person who contracts the service may locate the device using a web site and the GPS capabilities of the device. Another feature is the ability to activate the device and listen to sounds produced in the environment around it.
"Used in the right way, it could be a valuable tool, even for the police. ", said Rosalía Gil, president of PANI.
For Rogelio Ramos, minister of Security, "this service is an interesanting security measure that modernizes technology in service of security "
"Everything is legal, it is a complementary service to our customers", explained Orlando Cascante, Director of Mobile Services for ICE. "Here nothing is hidden", he added.
The device costs 150,000 colones and the monthly fee is 10,000, plus the monthly cell phone bill for ICE’s GSM service.