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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by mehrdada on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:07PM (#21776475)
You can theoretically turn off your iPhone easily as well. Unless your dumbphone has a removable battery it would be just as difficult to trust it's actually off than a modern phone. But sure, removable battery would be an advantage on that dimension, I agree.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by grmn on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:13PM (#21776536)
It's a hassle but you can carry the turned-off phone in a small metal box. Feels bad but should work.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by reaperducer on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:22PM (#21776623)
There was a story on HN a while ago about municipal workers putting their phones in potato chip bags so they couldn't be tracked. Apparently it worked.
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