With my positions in the state and county political party, I pretty much need a cell phone. And in an emergency, it's damn near impossible to find a pay phone. And the caller ID is convenient - if a call comes in from a number I or my phone doesn't recognize, I don't answer it. And if I'm somewhere sensitive, where I don't want the government tracking me, I turn off the phone and take out the battery. For me at least, a few simple precautions is all it takes.
Anyone at any kind of demonstration or protest, talking on a cell phone, is either a fool or a fed.
