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Police in US state of Nevada can now track cellphones without a warrant (apnews.com)
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[–] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZIZnMUbZU&t=0

This lawyer does a great job of explaining surveillance technologies and how to avoid them. In the case of Fog Data it works the same as LocateX, relying on the devices advertising ID. In short, deleting the advertising ID and limiting the location permissions of apps to "only while using the app" renders these particular tracking methods ineffective.