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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Can’t they just triangulate you from cell towers?
Take the battery out I guess?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
What phone do you have, one of these?