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Re:Tell HN: Your Android carrier can remotely turn settings on by kornhole on Monday December 12, 2022 @04:02PM (#33960230)
It is the same general location about half a mile from home where I flip over. This is to ensure location from cell tower triangulation does not identify my home and therefore me.
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Re:Tell HN: Your Android carrier can remotely turn settings on by Retric on Monday December 12, 2022 @05:06PM (#33961117)
It’s all about your threat model.

Suppose you wanted to find someone that aways turned on their phone on at ~8:15 AM and found someone that always turned their phone off at ~8:10 AM within 15 miles. How difficult would you say it was to make this connection?

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Re:Tell HN: Your Android carrier can remotely turn settings on by kornhole on Monday December 12, 2022 @06:25PM (#33961954)
Nobody is looking for me. I don't have any regular commute either. I just make sure not to use cellular at my house since that would narrow the owner of the SIM down to one of the people living in this house.
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Re:Tell HN: Your Android carrier can remotely turn settings on by lgats on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:35AM (#33966553)
Do you own a car with OnStar or SeriusXm ?
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Re:Tell HN: Your Android carrier can remotely turn settings on by n3dm on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:43AM (#33966605)
I have O*. How do I disable it?
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Re:Tell HN: Your Android carrier can remotely turn settings on by kornhole on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @10:52AM (#33970473)
No. I ride a bike.
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