Re:Feds ordered Google location dragnet to solve Wisconsin b...
by davinic on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @06:59PM
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I'm surprised I had to come this far to find the reasonable answer. Opsec 101.
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Re:Feds ordered Google location dragnet to solve Wisconsin b...
by cryptonector on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @07:26PM
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It's not the only reasonable answer. Leaving your phone powered on and at home works too. Powering it off might stick out, actually.
Re:Feds ordered Google location dragnet to solve Wisconsin b...
by davinic on Thursday August 29, 2019 @11:17AM
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The comment I replied to said nothing about turning your phone off, only leaving it at home.
> you should just not carry the tracking device in the first place
Re:Feds ordered Google location dragnet to solve Wisconsin b...
by bitL on Friday August 30, 2019 @02:27PM
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Baseband processor might be running even on a phone that is seemingly turned off. That's why crime bosses discussing breaking bad always removed their batteries. That might also not work 100% if there were large capacitors inside the phone...