Comment on Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
relianceschool@lemmy.world 1 week agoIf “Find my phone” still works when it’s turned off, then yes, phones are definitely traceable when powered down.
Comment on Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
relianceschool@lemmy.world 1 week agoIf “Find my phone” still works when it’s turned off, then yes, phones are definitely traceable when powered down.
LordMayor@piefed.social 1 week ago
For iPhones, Find My only works powered off by Bluetooth connections to other devices. Unless someone is scanning and tracking Bluetooth radios, they can’t track you.
The vulnerability in the article is about apps that send location data back to a third party who makes it available to law enforcement.
Mainly, this is a problem for people who give any random app access to location data.