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  1. House

    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    No this isn't spam! Thought some members might find this of interest;

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mhp2ne2S2k[/youtube]

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...stops--including-government--finding-are.html
     
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  2. shinymetal

    shinymetal Well-Known Member

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    handy, unless you want to use your phone ...
     
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    bloomst Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I'll take 2 if it stops mrs bloomst callng me every 10minutes asking where am i....
     
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  4. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    Doesn't a hardware switchoff do the same thing?
     
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  5. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    How do you do that? The GPS is "disabled" on my fone, I just turned it off. Is that the same thing?
     
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  6. sammysilver

    sammysilver Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Not if it's an iPhone. It doesn't totally power down. You need a phone where you can remove both battery and SIM card.
     
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  7. House

    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Or just switch to Airplane Mode, pretty much the same thing. Or like Snowden's lawyers, put it in the fridge.

    If the Gov want to find you, they will.
     
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    whinfell Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    How do you make a call using one of these? How do you receive a call using one of these?

    Oh, take it out of the pouch! :lol:
     
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    trew Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Huh ?

    Shutdown doesn't turn it off ?
     
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    Gazza79 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Im in country vic where there is no mobile reception at all so im all ready off the grid :)
     
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  11. metalzzz

    metalzzz Well-Known Member

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    Nope its still on, same with if the battery runs out. it still has some power left to locate the phone. The Apple "find my iPhone" app works in both situations. The phone is always trackable unless you can take out the battery.
     
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    metalzzz Well-Known Member

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2mls5qTU60[/youtube]

    From about 4:30mins this vid talks about new smart phone capabilities and risks. Pretty freaky
     
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    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    This is pointless, you're better off taking out the battery which cost nothing.

    And if you have something like an iphone where the battery can't be easily removed, then I'm sure you're a person that wouldn't be in the market for something like this and would not care about privacy.

    Anywho im still using a nokia 6500, so my phone has no idea what tracking is :D
     
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    DanielM Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Question is what have you done for the government to want to find you? (not you specifically)
     
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    just put it in a milo tin. canned and disabled.. :/
     
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    and you save $95.00AUD win win
     
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    its a tin foil hat for your phone
     
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  18. mmm....shiney!

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    That's not the point. Why should anyone have the capacity to track anybody else? Fuck the government, it's immoral that they should be involved in tracking or spying on supposed free citizens.
     
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    Load of Bullion Well-Known Member

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    The government has no place sticking it's nose in my business. I have a right to know the governments business.

    The peoples governments should be transparent - but it is not the case (and may prosecute those whom leak info).
    Citizens have a right to privacy - but it is not the case (reporters are tracked/being Jewish/Gay or whatever could be an offence/being a gun owner could be an offence etc/mentioning ones rights.....).

    Things are back to front.

    The most dangerous people, are unquestioning bulk of the population, under whom all manner of atrocities get enacted, IMO.

    Sometimes I just think...people deserve another Nazi style hiding.
     
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  20. menotcrimex

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    I wonder if a small bottle of tagged JD would fit in that.

    Jammer cheaper lol
     
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