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hobbit709

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12. Simple solution-don't use any of those features, turn them OFF.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 06:23 PM

Nov 2015

My cell phone is only used to make or receive calls. Wifi and Bluetooth are set to OFF. I've never set up Google for anything on it. There's only about 12 people that even have my number. The music I have on it I downloaded directly from my computer. Any pictures I take with it are uploaded directly to my computer through the USB cable. 90% of the time it's turned OFF.

I don't feel the need to be on FB or other social media 24/7. When I walk out the door I don't care about emails.

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How Law Enforcement Can Use Google Timeline To Track Your Every Move [View all] marble falls Nov 2015 OP

I enjoy the simple life. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #1

Same here. femmocrat Nov 2015 #3

They can listen to your phone even when it is off.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #8

Really? femmocrat Nov 2015 #9

Not if you remove the battery NT Ex Lurker Nov 2015 #10

You don't have to have a smart phone to be tracked itsrobert Nov 2015 #4

Actually, if you have a phone with a removable battery, you can just remove the battery, but that is still_one Nov 2015 #7

I see the creation of companies that will leave false data trails for you for a fee. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #2

K&R! marym625 Nov 2015 #5

Just don't turn it on, problem solved. A lot of folks have Facebook and twitter accounts, and throw still_one Nov 2015 #6

But then we're still losing our constitutional right to privacy. cui bono Nov 2015 #11

That may be, but since I don't allow these services to "follow me", I won't give them the still_one Nov 2015 #18

Yes, unfortunately it is pervasive. cui bono Nov 2015 #19

Simple solution-don't use any of those features, turn them OFF. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #12

None of that matters. They can still track you. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #13

My phone is OFF 90% of the time, not just wifi. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #15

Not realistic PasadenaTrudy Nov 2015 #16

Would be for those not addicted to social media. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #17

It's not just social media. People use their phones for work constantly these days. cui bono Nov 2015 #20

Yeah, down at the local coffeeshop where they hang out for hours hobbit709 Nov 2015 #21

Are those people working? I know many people, including myself, that need to use the phone for work. cui bono Nov 2015 #22

Most of the working people I know don't spend much time on their cell phone. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #23

Most of the working people I know need to use their phones for work. cui bono Nov 2015 #24

They can count dimples on golf balls from a satilite. The only thing that gives me hope is the ..... marble falls Nov 2015 #14