Registration of Laptops and Cellphones

IT might be a good thing as well as a bad thing. It would be good because we can trace those criminals easily, while bad in a way when we happen to lose our laptops or cellphones, used for illegal activites. It's going to be very troublesome, and actually benefitting those criminals. It gives them more valid reasons to steal, rob because whatever happens, as long as they are not caught, they would be fine.

They already have the Techknowlede to find this people takes awhile but really all they have to do is follow thw IP

I might agree with cellphones but with laptops why? I personally agree that cellphones must be tracked down because they are the ones used for criminal activities and it could be easily tracked if they are registered to a person. As for laptops, I do not know why the need for it to be registered.

Criminals can already be tracked very quickly. Too tech stuff is going to end up biting us in the buttutzeee. I think they want to have another way of tracking us and they have enough already. If we give all our rights to privacy away then what? And once it's gone-its just gone!

Guidelines for registration should be clear. Number one consideration is would there be a fee for registering your device? Number 2 are we sure the persons who will do the monitoring not abuse their authority? The DOJ is studying if it does not violate our bill of rights so we'll have to wait for their opinion. With all th info campaign against cyber criminals and the safe use of your online accounts if someone falls victim then only he/she is to blame for not being responsible enough to protect himself.

I know even government sites are not safe from getting hacked.I remember some government sites got hacked.So I do not think everybody is safe here.So regardless if we have it registered or not, it will not be a guarantee of being safe.

I have not heard of such a system ; it wouldn’t be a bad idea although I wonder if criminals would find a way around it and still manage to steal laptops, cell phones etc. I guess it would make locating the stolen items easier...I suppose it wouldn’t hurt, any deterrent is better than none at all...

I do not think this is a good idea at all. We already have many things to register so why to add burden in life. We ca make some solid rules to acquire Laptop or Cell Phone but going through process is not done.

Hello staria whenever i buy things like cell phone, laptop, washing machine, i get it registerd in their website, the only advantage is sometimes they have gift offers against such purchases. I don't think criminals can be tracked, as we move on trunks they move on leaves.. Thanks for sharing Cheers. God bless you, have a nice day ahead. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .

The idea behind this is that all your calls be recorded for a period of time and be used in case of a crime from your part. There is a strong argument against it though, because it violates your intimacy. It may be the same for internet traffic, although I didn't see interest in that yet. They can catch crooks, but will they even want to? Lack of privacy was a big issue during the communist regime. People were under surveilance all the time and some were just grabbed from their homes and thrown in prison without any reason, just for talking on the phone. I think this is a dangerous thing to play with and can give too much power to the government, which can quickly turn into an oppresive regime, quickly dispatching all opposers.

I think that if you use internet much, you should register licensed soft wares for them. I'll be more safe for them.

In my personal opinion, this proposed method will not dd anything to prevent a crime. A person will do the crime regardless of the consequences. The registration proposal is just a ready made excuse of the government as it cannot prevent or control theft of personal belongings such as laptops, PDAs and cellphones. Everything is an affr5ont to the right of privacy - the cornerstone of out Constitution. I hope that the government isn't using these crimes as an excuse for legalized but unwanted search of people. Besides, with the government, how sure can you that your privacy is secured?

In all honesty, i do not see any advantage with registering these products.

That's a long long time ago proposal but it still in the air, You're right it will be easy to track the criminals right away, the only problem is the political will, I don't know why these lawmen cannot pass the bill of registering all the communication gadget in the Philippines, there is no political will on our good congressmen and senators. We, ordinary people, are hopeless in our own government people, we paid them (thru tax) but their plan is always a plan forever. We have a lot of proposals in our country but this is not happening because of some 'incompetent'officials in our country. Anybody in the government side to air their side?

Hi staria, I donot think it would serve any use in police investigation because Sim card in phone is already given in your name even if it is pre paid connection and that is what matters most. Your phone is useless for you if it doesnt have a sim card. Same for laptop , you buy it and there is a bill in your name so it is basically registered with a company and also with the government because you paid taxes on it. So i donot think putting a govt, inspector on poor public is a good idea.

Registered or not will not change the fact that these gadgets are so portable and thus can easily be stolen. Cars are registered and a lot bigger than cellphone and laptops yet this does not prevent them from being stolen. The danger with registering phones and laptops is when they get stolen and were used for illegal or criminal activities who then will be tracked but the innocent owners. I do not think registration will and can prevent criminal minds from using these gadgets in their activities. This proposal is just another way of getting fees from the public who are already burdened with a lot of government taxes.

Many of the newer devices already have lock out features (like on my desk top it has a face recognition system) and also have pagers in them. Parents are actually tracking their kids and cell phones. Apple laptops are already tracked with a iphone - there's no need to "register" it - who needs more government involvement?

I don't see how licensing my cellphone and laptop would do anything to stop criminals/terrorists. It would be another fee/tax I'd have to pay, but because I don't use my laptop or cellphone often, I'd stop using them completely before I'd get them licensed. I see this as another infringement on my rights.

It is risky for the business magnets and rich people specially. Yes, we will be fine until our information is secure.

I am all for safe guarding that is for sure and I would not mind registering my gadgets if it meant that later it could be tracked. But crime is on the rise and unfortunately no matter how much we try the thieves find way around it. But it certainly would be great if they could be caught, it may eliminate some from contemplating theft.