I think acknowledging that there may be things we don’t know and if you’re trying not to be tracked not carrying a phone is probably smart makes sense. The people making these sweeping assertions about how phones work in general with no evidence not so much.
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AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoI’m not the person you’re replying to, but I don’t think it’s paranoid to think the three letter agencies have this tech. Back in 2013 NSA could do it, seemingly through a virus. Now? It’s probably more trivial on certain phones. Apparently the “find my iPhone” feature works on the most recent generations of iPhones even when they’ve powered off, and some phones will ring a set alarm when when off (I’ll get back to you with an edit if my older smartphone has that feature).
If you’re being specifically targeted by three letter agencies it might be a concern. Everyone else I don’t know.
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eleitl@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
GrapheneOS does have modem isolation, and when it tells the modem to be off, then it’s really off.