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[ChickNanny13]

Ok this is an "old" thread but seems like the issue is still alive & well. Not sure why but all of a sudden I have ads popping up in the middle of posts, some covering the post I'm reading. Never had this problem in the past but it's been on going & very irritating.

How to I stop this?

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

A cell phone MUST track your location in order for it to work as a cell phone. There is no work around to that.

 

[ShrekDawg]

A cell phone MUST track your location in order for it to work as a cell phone. There is no work around to that.

I always have my location off and my phone works perfectly fine???

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

A cell phone gets signals from cell various cell towers all around town and the country. In order for the cell towers to properly make hand offs between each other while you're traveling, the phone has to know where it is, and the cell towers have to know where the phone is. So while you are able to turn off that feature from integrating into apps, it is still hardwired by design into the way a cell phone works. For most people, this is not an issue because they aren't running around trying to stay off the grid or something. Just know that if you have a cell phone, someone, some where can track where you've been.

There is a way that you can log into Google and see a map of every where you've been over the last 30 days or so, but I can't remember how to access that off the top of my head.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

 

[ShrekDawg]

A cell phone gets signals from cell various cell towers all around town and the country. In order for the cell towers to properly make hand offs between each other while you're traveling, the phone has to know where it is, and the cell towers have to know where the phone is. So while you are able to turn off that feature from integrating into apps, it is still hardwired by design into the way a cell phone works. For most people, this is not an issue because they aren't running around trying to stay off the grid or something. Just know that if you have a cell phone, someone, some where can track where you've been.

There is a way that you can log into Google and see a map of every where you've been over the last 30 days or so, but I can't remember how to access that off the top of my head.

Oh yeah, I do actually know about that part, sorry. I thoughr you were saying I had to turn location on which is why I was like my phone works fine without it? I don't really care about that part so much, like LE knowing or w/e, I just care about the apps tracking me which is why I always have the location turned off. But I watch a lot of cop/detective/crime shows so I know they can trace it if they need to. I also know it's nearly impossible to go off the grid these days because there are cameras everywhere including on the highways. But yeah, pinging off the cell towers to work makes sense. Wonder if the location option is satellite?

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

I'm not sure on that part. I know that when I'm hunting and have zero service, the phone still tends to know where it is.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm not sure on that part. I know that when I'm hunting and have zero service, the phone still tends to know where it is.

Apparently it uses a combination of everything. This is for an iPhone but the other results basically said the same thing. So it does use some GPS but also the tower and lots of other stuff.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Great job getting a screenshot, we'll dig into that! That should NOT be happening!
Which browser / version is that?

Not sure why but all of a sudden I have ads popping up in the middle of posts, some covering the post I'm reading.

Is your problem similar to the one above or different? If different, please screenshot. Either way, please also share your browser and version.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

Great job getting a screenshot, we'll dig into that! That should NOT be happening!
Which browser / version is that?

Umm, is this what you need? Chrome Version 67.0.3396.99 (Official Build) (64-bit)