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neohippie

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8. any cell phone can be tracked

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:25 AM

Jan 2019

Older cell phones can be tracked by when they ping a cell tower.

From what I understand not just smartphones reveal their locations.

So unless you travel with your phone off, there's probably a history of locations your phone has passed through while powered on.

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I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone [View all] douglas9 Jan 2019 OP

Wow just wow n/t Lulu KC Jan 2019 #1

There's a good reason we hang onto our stupid phones. TygrBright Jan 2019 #2

In my case the only thing I have to worry about.... Major Nikon Jan 2019 #3

Me too! ananda Jan 2019 #5

LOL Perseus Jan 2019 #6

Ditto. eom littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #7

You post on DU, which I assume is connected to an internet connection... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #4

any cell phone can be tracked neohippie Jan 2019 #8

Actually, I do keep it "off". It's there in case I need to make an emergency call. TygrBright Jan 2019 #11

The way the article was written, it's likely they could do the same to your "dumb" phones. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #10

I was a private detective and it is much worse than that. This problem is built into our system. PurgedVoter Jan 2019 #9

excellent post, thank you nt steve2470 Jan 2019 #12

Senators Call on FCC To Investigate T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint Selling Location Data to Bounty Hunte douglas9 Jan 2019 #13

AT&T says it'll stop selling your location data, amid calls for a federal investigation douglas9 Jan 2019 #14