https://web.archive.org/web/20220416175850/https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/virginia-police-routinely-use-secret-gps-pings-to-track-people-s-cell-phones/art

https://web.archive.org/web/20220416175850/https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/virginia-police-routinely-use-secret-gps-pings-to-track-people-s-cell-phones/article_e9c5e028-bbd4-11ec-8934-ab3eea0e9aa5.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220416175850/https://www.insid... > I'm sure the 'secret GPS pings' are just plain-old stealth SMS Worse: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28991641 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28991641 (depending on the carrier) And look who takes the cake again this time: "Sprint offered the cheapest prices to report locations back to law enforcement, charging a flat fee of $100 per month."