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Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug... by speleding on Monday February 03, 2025 @04:32AM (#42916514)
Yes, thanks, I've configured that for kids and other loved ones. But I can't pick up anything else, even sales people from India manage to use a number that appears local (in The Netherlands for me), so I might miss a call from the kid's school.
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Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug... by bluehatbrit on Monday February 03, 2025 @07:16AM (#42917421)
I've just added the numbers of my kids school onto the list and it's been fine for me. I've never had them contact me from anything other than the schools number, but I'm in the UK and I would be very surprised if a teacher tried to call me from their mobile phone or something.
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Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug... by Vinnl on Monday February 03, 2025 @08:42AM (#42918118)
Oh wow, I knew this was a rampant problem in the US, but I didn't realise we had that at that scale here in the Netherlands as well. Hoping I can dodge the bullet a little longer...
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