Is it legal for your cellphone to track you?[ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:22:20 GMT ]GPS navigation and cellular-signal triangulation can help us to find our way around — or to help someone else find us. If you happen to be a lost pet, an Alzheimer's patient or a small child, that's a good thing. But what about the rest of us? Where do we stand legally in terms of being tracked by cellular carriers, smartphone app makers or the government?