Re: Cell phone tracking

Richmond wrote:
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Andy Burns writes:
 

Now, I don't claim that this background activity is actively gathering
location info while off, but we're no longer a million miles from
that, and "off" no longer means literally off ...

How does one verify that this is, or is not, happening?

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It was discussed last year when Google "beefed-up" the FindMy Device
feature, e.g.
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my search terms were "Pixel8 transmit findmy while off"
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<https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24123909/google-pixel-8-pro-offline-dead-battery-location-finding>
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<https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1cnt2iq/find_my_device_can_locate_pixel_8_for_a_few_hours/>
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They've now renamed it to "FindMy Hub" in Android16
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And why did this thread which started in a different newsgroup appear
here?

I also wondered where <nobody@yamn.paranoici.org>'s message came from,
no sign of a x-post, or previous group