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lapfog_1

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1. turn off GPS and wifi

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:37 PM

Dec 2019

they can still use the cell signal to triangulate your location... so the only real option is to power down and/or remove the battery when not using it.

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cross post: Colleges are turning students' phones into surveillance machines [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2019 OP

turn off GPS and wifi lapfog_1 Dec 2019 #1

why turn on the cell signal at all? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2019 #2

have your contacts text or email... check your phone periodically and only in crowded public areas lapfog_1 Dec 2019 #3