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Of course. All cell phones are inherently trackers. That is how the cell phone system works at all. The base stations use increasingly accurate clocks to multi-
by superkuh 6y ago
Of course. All cell phones are inherently trackers. That is how the cell phone system works at all. The base stations use increasingly accurate clocks to multi-laterate the handset position and decide which base station will handle it. This is accurate to about 50m these days. And since a handset pings out it's existence every 30s or so while it's on and telcos store the data for 2-5 years (in the USA) they have a very accurate record of your movements to sell for commercial profit. And then those companies can re-sell the data to the government.
The idea that anything you do in the userspace of a phone can make you 'safe' from tracking is just ignorant. The greatest danger will always be the baseband modem which you will never have acess or control of due to FCC regulations.
- vbezhenar 6y agoAnd new wireless standards AFAIK require very precise antenna focusing which provides even more accurate locations.