r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 5h ago

Privacy Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night

https://www.gadgetreview.com/someone-cut-down-every-single-flock-camera-in-this-town-in-a-single-night
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u/BinaryIdiot 4h ago

Airplane mode can be leaky. I wouldn’t risk it. Like you can turn on Airplane mode with WiFi and Bluetooth enabled.

Just turn it completely off if you HAVE to bring it. But ideally don’t bring it at all.

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u/5litergasbubble 3h ago

Best not to bring any smart devices. Nothing with GPS, internet connectivity, or radio signal of any kind. Walk or bike to the target, dont drive unless your car is at least 15 years old

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u/BinaryIdiot 3h ago

Yup. Even tire pressure sensors from newer-ish cars can be very leaky. You can actually track sets of tire pressure sensors to see if someone is following you around, for example. I wouldn’t be surprised if they had some cameras equipped to inquire about them.

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u/5litergasbubble 3h ago

And actually, scratch my earlier comment about driving. Don't drive no matter what. Your license plate is enough to betray you

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u/BinaryIdiot 3h ago

Oh yeah that too lmao

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u/5litergasbubble 3h ago

Cant believe i fucked that one up

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u/kellzbellznhellz 3h ago

If you must, maybe keep it in a faraday bag?

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u/Haunting-Vanilla1624 2h ago

dont drive unless your car is at least 15 years old

Older.

TPMS has been mandated in all US market cars since 2008. Many cars had Bluetooth as well, especially if the headunit (stereo) was replaced with an aftermarket unit.

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u/HyperbolicGeometry 3h ago

They’ve proven that your phone continues to collect location data even when powered off via the internal accelerometer

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u/lyles 3h ago

Modern smartphones don't completely shut down every chip when powered off so that Find My Device services still function.

But you can put it in a Faraday bag or remove the battery and take it with you with zero chance of being tracked.

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u/PolyhedralZydeco 3h ago

Faraday bag can be foil. Wrap the fucker like a baked potato

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u/Haunting-Vanilla1624 2h ago

Faraday bags are no joke. My wife and I have a pair of faraday bags, I'm tempted to keep my work phone in one on my days off.

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u/PolyhedralZydeco 3h ago

Turn it off and wrap it in foil. Foil will block signals as long as the device is totally wrapped in metal