Cell Phones and Privacy

Prepaid cellphones have started to be a big hit in recent times, do to the lack of ability for the government to track them. The problem with that is that criminals can use these phones to hide from law enforcement. I see that as a huge problem. When I think about why you would get a prepaid cell phone, the only reason that comes to my head is to hide from something and not be able to be tracked. They used to be a lot cheaper then normal cellphones, but now since they have grown popularity the companies have made them almost as expensive as normal cellphones. This makes me feel that maybe it would be smart to make people have to have their phones registered to be tracked. The reason I say this is because when I look at the pros and cons for this, the pros being the ability to know if someone was using their phone in a car accident, or if they were lost they could be tracked, with the cons being just that some people would not want the government to know where they are at all times even if they are not doing anything wrong. I feel the pros definitely out way the cons. It is not like the government can see what you are saying on the phone, or anything like that. It is strictly for purposes of tracking. If the government were to pass a law enforcing that everyone would have to register their phones to be tracked I would approve that, under the condition that they do not just see what peoples positions are for no reason. This tracking should only be used in certain circumstances when it is needed.