If you have a smart phone
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:15 pm
by LibraryLady
The news has reported on how the phone tracks your every location/move.
Fortunately an ATT employee told me several months ago to keep the location app turned off.
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http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/google ... n-history/[/url]
Re: If you have a smart phone
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:24 pm
by BillB
You don't need an app for that to happen.
Any cellular phone (smart phone or not) does a handshake (identifies you) with the nearest cell tower every 60 seconds. This happens when the phone is simply turned on, whether you have a call on it or not.
The cell service provider has records of everywhere you have been with your cell phone turned on.
Re: If you have a smart phone
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:31 pm
by LibraryLady
Yes, but this was more detailed than the cell phone tower pings.
My friend said his was recording when he moved inside his house and walked his dogs etc.
I used the links provided in the story and google was not tracking me. I'm sure if I were involved in a crime, they could tell what tower was pinging my phone.