RESTON, Va., Aug. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- GTL's Location IQ®
is a powerful intelligence application that pinpoints the location
of a called party's mobile device that receives calls from an
inmate in a correctional facility. This is done in strict adherence
with sensitive carrier privacy policies.
Using powerful, accurate carrier tower and GPS-based location
services, Location IQ pinpoints a called party's latitude/longitude
coordinates and proximity to a facility utilizing all the major
carrier networks and secondary carriers the called party may be on
or the type of device they are using. Through the inmate telephone
platform's graphical user interface, investigators can see the
location of the phone that was called and accepted in a readily
accessible and usable format.
As an added control feature, Location IQ can be configured to
establish a defined perimeter around the correctional
facility—calls to phones within that perimeter can be blocked from
connecting or can be allowed to connect while being monitored and
recorded in real time by investigators.
Investigators can combat criminal activity, such as attempts at
escape or at bringing contraband into a facility, by blocking calls
between inmates and parties near the correctional facility, many of
which are in remote areas.
GTL recognizes strict privacy guidelines concerning
location-based services and requires a double opt-in from the end
user receiving a call before the geo location of that end user's
device is captured. This means that users must repeatedly confirm
that they agree to have the geo location of their mobile devices
captured.
Other providers may not have the same safeguards—a sheriff was
recently charged for misusing a competitor's system to locate
cellphones without legal approval and examining information about
other law enforcement officers.
Last week, on Arizona Public Media, a live demonstration was
made available and GTL never captures or provides the geo location
of a mobile device without the appropriate opt-in by the end user.
GTL's systems require a system GUID that ties the request of a cell
phone location directly to a call where the end user consented via
a double opt-in when accepting the call. GTL strives to find tools
that will make our clients successful in their investigative
endeavors and will soon provide enhancements to its location-based
services that expand the capabilities of this powerful tool.
We offer solutions that promote safety—the safety of
correctional officers, the safety of inmates, the safety of the
public, and the safety of facilities as institutions.
For more information on GTL or any of its products, contact a
company representative today.
Press Contact: Vinnie
Mascarenhas
703-955-3894
vinnie.mascarenhas@gtl.net
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