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rogerashton

(3,952 posts) Sun Oct 19, 2014, 02:53 PM Oct 2014

If you have a cell phone, "they" know where you are. [View all]

"In April the department produced invoices for military-grade spy gear that identify and track mobile phones in real time, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its Oct. 20 issue. The department declined to say more, citing exemptions under the Homeland Security Act and the Arms Control Export Act. ..."

"At least 44 police forces across 18 states have mobile-phone surveillance gear, and others borrow it from federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the ACLU."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/local-police-tracking-mobile-phones-using-military-gear.html

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If you have a cell phone, "they" know where you are. [View all] rogerashton Oct 2014 OP

The only way to defeat the tracking of a cellular telephone Jenoch Oct 2014 #1

Only if the Cellphone is Turned On AndyTiedye Oct 2014 #2

Nope. Jenoch Oct 2014 #4

If the Phone Has Been Infected With Malware that Prevents it from Really Shutting Down, Yes AndyTiedye Oct 2014 #5

I've told this story before HeiressofBickworth Oct 2014 #3

GPS Location info for Cellular 911 Callers is Required AndyTiedye Oct 2014 #6