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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoAnd 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.
Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Can’t they just triangulate you from cell towers?
Take the battery out I guess?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 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.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
What phone do you have, one of these?