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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And this is why my GPS and Bluetooth are disabled 99% of the time unless I’m actually using them. It cuts down on a lot of potential data leakage.

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  • Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can’t they just triangulate you from cell towers?

    Take the battery out I guess?

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yup, but that would require more effort (I.e. interacting w/ network operator). Tracking someone by Bluetooth can be done passively, as evidenced by services like “Find my Droid” or “Find my iPhone” or whatever.

      Blocking my cell radios eliminates the entire point of the phone for me, so the tradeoff is too steep. That said, airplane mode is right over there if you need it temporarily.

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    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What phone do you have, one of these?

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