Cell phone tracking
As I really have no concerns about being spied upon, I make sure that both my and DWs cell phones have GPS tracking turned on and enabled at all times. When we are traveling, we realize that if anyth...
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RinconVTR wrote:
Any cell phone can call 911 and towers to triangulate location. This is HIGHLY INACCURATE, and thus police don't trust it.....
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I just watched a documentary on this and none of the 911 calls from a cell phone will give your exact location. It pings off the nearest tower. If you are in area of few towers it should the location would be miles from where you are at. Police say they are working on how to correct that.
Same goes for the false security of having OnStar in your vehicle.
My friends 80 year old mother ran off the road and hit OnStar and nothing. There were no towers where she was at so OnStar did NOT work.
Many people do not know that they work off cell phone towers. Your life and safety is only as good as if there is a cell tower near you.:(
After what happened to my friend IMHO I think OnStar should make that VERY clear in their advertising.
