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With impending legislation expected soon, the public furor over the illegal spying of its citizens is not expected to abate any time soon. Whilst a list of many well known and influential citizens have been released as having been spied upon the more curious aspect (at least for me) is the list of those prominent persons not on the list. The Prime Minister chose (wisely) to highlight only the names of those who held high public profile but what of those not so highly profiled that are also on the list?

Imagine being trapped under some rubble with only a mobile phone for company. You could be hurt, bleeding, hungry, dehydrated or any combination of the above. If the mobile infrastructure is even partially intact, calling people on the phone would be limited by the likely overload of the mobile system. But SMS messages get queued. They also drain less battery life which, if you're stuck, could be very important in saving your life or the life of someone you love.