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LakeSuperiorView

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

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 01:49 PM

Jan 2019

It sounds like cell tower triangulation, which can be do to any cell device, not just smart phones. If they were using smart phone GPS location, the accuracy would be much higher than a "few blocks". If they could gain access to a smart phone's GPS service, the location would be on the order of 10s of feet or better.

Since I'm not involved with any thing that could be considered criminal or seditious, the only thing that any one could find, as another person already said, was how boring my life really is.

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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