With very limited exception, if you have a device that connects to a tower or wi-fi you are screwed. Regardless of the particulars of device, OS, or privacy settings.
With very limited exception, if you have a device that connects to a tower or wi-fi you are screwed. Regardless of the particulars of device, OS, or privacy settings.
Turn off location services all you want. The police will just send their geofence warrant to ATT or Verizon for tower connection data.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adrenaline_6
It does not matter android or iPhone or if you have apps turned off. If you have a phone and it is on, you are being tracked.
Correction- if you have a smart phone with an internal/non removable battery you are being/can be tracked wether it is on or off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
Only detachable battery phones can truly be turned “off”, be removing the battery.
We have smartphones, Alexa... all of it. Not going to hide under a rock from the conveniences of technology due to fear of that kind of thing.
No correction needed, words have meaning.Quote:
Originally Posted by THCDDM4
"Off" means Off, not some other mode where it is still powered up, such as standby, in sleep mode, etc.
Even in OFF but with a battery attached it can still be trackedQuote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
I am very much aware that words have meaning, Mine do as well, the correction was needed. “Off” means nothing if an internal battery is present. The phone can be remotely placed into modes where it is traceable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
Only s phone where a battery is physically removed can truly be turned “off”.
If you think words have meaning show me where in the my post you responded to I said the phone could be turned off. I never said it, cause I know the phone does not have an actual off switch.Quote:
Originally Posted by THCDDM4
What I said:
If you have a phone and it is on, you are being tracked.
Most electronics today do not have an off switch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arik
This goes back to words have meaning. When you press/swipe that on your iPhone you are not turning it off. It is going into standby.
Oh boy...ok. gotta love the internetQuote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
I don't think the question is whether you can disable or limit the trackers on apps, but whether doing so ACTUALLY stops the tracking? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adrenaline_6