Innerworld@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days agoPolice in US state of Nevada can now track cellphones without a warrantapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@programming.dev
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkPolice in US state of Nevada can now track cellphones without a warrantapnews.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@programming.dev
minus-squareCorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days ago pulls information from smartphone apps in order to let state investigators identify the location of mobile devices. They aren’t using cell tower data, if that’s what you mean. I’m guessing that unless you degoogle, your first suggestion won’t do too much.
minus-squareTurret3857@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI’ll be honest, I didnt read the article. I really did just assume they were buying the location data from the carriers. I’ll edit the post to make the de-google part more important :P
They aren’t using cell tower data, if that’s what you mean. I’m guessing that unless you degoogle, your first suggestion won’t do too much.
I’ll be honest, I didnt read the article. I really did just assume they were buying the location data from the carriers.
I’ll edit the post to make the de-google part more important :P