But that’s not a burner phone, that’s an off phone.
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capital@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoOk how’s the industry tracking a phone with no power?
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
capital@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Keep reading the thread.
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That was possible over a decade ago.
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Also to be clear, you suggested that you bring a burner phone and set up call forwarding. That implies a phone that’s on. If you’re carrying a burner phone that’s off, I do have a novel solution, just don’t bring it
midnightblue@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
No that’s not easily possible on every phone. It’s a specifically crafted FakeOff malware, used by the NSA for targeted attacks. This is not something that just randomly gets deployed on every phone, it’s only used against individual targets. Use GrapheneOS to harden your Android device as much as possible, to defend against such malware getting installed in the first place.
You really think the NSA will get involved to track someone who wants to get an abortion?
You know what also existed over a decade ago? Faraday bags. This concept of physics isn’t new.
Just stop spreading fear and misinformation.
Zink@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Probably not, unless it’s an exceptional case where they are already interested for another reason.
But if, say, county sheriffs across the country also got access, I would be surprised if I didn’t hear about women’s and doctors’ lives being ruined by them.
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes, yes. If you want to avoid being tracked by the government buy a Faraday bag. Thank you for the valuable information. I’m in awe.
capital@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hm. I said without power. Not switched off.
I suggested no power but not for the entire trip. Put the battery back in when you’re sufficiently far from your house so as not to be associated with it.
Use your imagination. It helps.
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You know, we can talk about how batteries aren’t removable in most phones anymore, about whether or not the act of suddenly buying prepaid phones isn’t itself incriminating, any number of factors, but I really only replied to you because you were rude, not because I wanted to talk about it.
capital@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Strange. You wanna be done so suddenly after being shown how obvious the solution is.
So don’t buy those. Buy one with a removable battery….
Go use cash, in person.
Again, use your imagination. I refuse to believe I’m smarter than you or anyone else. These seem like obvious solutions.
My incredulity that the person further up the thread couldn’t think of a simple solution to the issue they posed came across as rude. I’m not sorry about it. Think for a minute….
I think everyone in the thread ultimately wants women to be able to get abortions without fear of prosecution.