Can my phone be tracked with the GPS off?

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can my phone be tracked with the gps off?

 

[Just_Me_D]

Typically speaking, no, but I'm sure the wireless carriers and certain government entities have a way to locate your device, if necessary? Of course, I don't have any proof...

 

[kataran]

If your device is receiving a cell signal there's gonna be a way to track you but your average person will not be able to

 

[Wotchered]

Yes


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[Wotchered]

I tried to send a reply about this earlier today, and was told that I had to adjust my message or it would have been labelled spam, as I had no links in it and had named no names, I can only assume there is a fairly sophisticated block on this subject ?


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[kch50428]

If your device is receiving a cell signal there's gonna be a way to track you but your average person will not be able to

if you're on a wifi node with a verified IP address tied to an address - anyone that knows the IP address can map you to its physical address and know you're within wifi range...