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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by macNchz on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:15PM (#21777148)
Indeed a smartphone with no sim card is ideal for what's being discussed here, because even without a cell plan it can call 911.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by jascii on Thursday December 12, 2019 @06:42PM (#21777767)
Keep in mind though that even without a SIM location data will still be accessible/stored by the network providers through the devices IMEI number.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by jkaplowitz on Thursday December 12, 2019 @09:11PM (#21778580)
Maybe a good fix for this edge-case scenario would be an optional feature to normally refrain from connecting to the networks (i.e. airplane mode) but to override that and connect straightaway when an emergency call is placed?
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by jki275 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @09:56PM (#21778768)
I believe if you’ve turned off the phone radio (airplane mode), that should not be the case.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by jascii on Friday December 13, 2019 @10:43AM (#21782507)
This would be true assuming the phone has not previously been compromised. Not a safe assumption considering baseband backdoors have been found in the wild and are suspected to be fairly wide spread. https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Samsung...
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by HeWhoLurksLate on Friday December 13, 2019 @10:59AM (#21782681)
Airplane mode
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by JohnFen on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:49PM (#21777453)
This is true -- and if you're happy with Android or iOS, then that's probably the best recommendation. But I don't use iOS, and a big part of the appeal of this for me is to be able to stop using Android.
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