Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.

[ST911]

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.

[Renegade]

True, but you can limit apps that track you to only track while using the app, by default many will have it constant tracking, but those can be easily found in the settings and changed to "only track while using the app".

Turn off location services all you want. The police will just send their geofence warrant to ATT or Verizon for tower connection data.

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.

[THCDDM4]

Turn off location services all you want. The police will just send their geofence warrant to ATT or Verizon for tower connection data.

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.

Only detachable battery phones can truly be turned “off”, be removing the battery.

[ChattanoogaPhil]

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.

[Renegade]

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.

No correction needed, words have meaning.

"Off" means Off, not some other mode where it is still powered up, such as standby, in sleep mode, etc.

[Arik]

No correction needed, words have meaning.

"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 tracked

[THCDDM4]

No correction needed, words have meaning.

"Off" means Off, not some other mode where it is still powered up, such as standby, in sleep mode, etc.

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.

Only s phone where a battery is physically removed can truly be turned “off”.

[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.

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.

What I said:

If you have a phone and it is on, you are being tracked.

Even in OFF but with a battery attached it can still be tracked

Most electronics today do not have an off switch.

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.

[Arik]

Most electronics today do not have an off switch.

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 internet

[glocktogo]

True, but you can limit apps that track you to only track while using the app, by default many will have it constant tracking, but those can be easily found in the settings and changed to "only track while using the app".

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?