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Tracking Your Cellphone Might Be Easier Than You Think
Loaded on April 15, 2024
by Michael Thompson
published in Criminal Legal News
April, 2024, page 35
Filed under:
Cell-Phone Location/Tracking Data,
GPS Tracking Device,
Electronic Surveillance.
Location:
United States of America.
by Michael Dean Thompson
The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab investigated weaknesses in the manner with which cellphones and their locations are passed from tower to tower. What they found was that it was remarkably easy for a state agency, telephone company, and others to track cellphones using the archaic ...
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