Cell phone tracking question

[Rusty Oxhide]

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by
way of the emergency cell phone I carry.

If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal
from detection?

Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious
inquiry. :-(

Rusty Oxhide

 

[Phil Hobbs]

On 11/08/2012 03:42 PM, Rusty Oxhide wrote:

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by
way of the emergency cell phone I carry.

If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal
from detection?

Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious
inquiry. :-(

Rusty Oxhide

It's quicker to rip out the battery.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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ElectroOptical Innovations LLC
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics

160 North State Road #203
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

hobbs at electrooptical dot net
http://electrooptical.net

 

[Jamie]

Rusty Oxhide wrote:

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by
way of the emergency cell phone I carry.

If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal
from detection?

Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious
inquiry. :-(

Rusty Oxhide

How about turning it off?

Jamie

 

On Thursday, November 8, 2012 2:50:01 PM UTC-6, Rusty Oxhide wrote:

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by

way of the emergency cell phone I carry.



If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal

from detection?



Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious

inquiry. :-(



Rusty Oxhide

Your GPS signal may be on by default, turn it off!

 

[Les Cargill]

Rusty Oxhide wrote:

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by
way of the emergency cell phone I carry.

If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal
from detection?

Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious
inquiry. :-(

Rusty Oxhide

Turning it off should suffice. If not, pull the battery.

--
Les Cargill

 

On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:45:18 -0500, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 11/08/2012 03:42 PM, Rusty Oxhide wrote:
I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by
way of the emergency cell phone I carry.

If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal
from detection?

Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious
inquiry. :-(

Rusty Oxhide


It's quicker to rip out the battery.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Clever little bastards put a tab in the case so the battery only goes
in one way. I cut the tab and just flip the battery around ass
backwards so the contacts won't mate.

 

On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:42:41 -0800, drypacked@webtv.net (Rusty Oxhide)
wrote:

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by
way of the emergency cell phone I carry.

If I wrap my cell phone in Aluminum foil will this shield the signal
from detection?

Sort of a "tin-foil-hat-in-the-pocket" question? No. This is a serious
inquiry. :-(

Rusty Oxhide

Tin foil will more than do it.

An interesting experiment is to drop the phone into a large tin can
(stock pot etc.) then watch the signal bars while you close off the
top with a lid.

Easier and safer to just pull the battery.

The FBI has already been remotely activating phones to eavesdrop. It
wouldn't take too much more to record conversations (on an EM shielded
phone) and send out a burst transmission periodically, or activate the
cameras....

Paranoid? I worked for the NSA... now those folks are really
paranoid.