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can your movements be monitored by tracing your mobile broadband sim when its used wi

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  • 16-02-2009 8:21pm
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    thomo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭


    can your movements be monitored by tracing your mobile broadband sim when its used with a laptop


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    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,666 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    thomo wrote: »
    can your movements be monitored by tracing your mobile broadband sim when its used with a laptop


    Yep, no difference than with a phone...


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    paddyb125
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭paddyb125


    Yeah Im nearly certain it can be tracked


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    thomo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭thomo


    would the number of the sim have to be known or could the signal just be picked up


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    Moriarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    If you're using any sort of a telecoms network, your usage is tracked. Any sort of a mobile network, your location is also tracked. Always.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Most phones only really turning it off or unplugging battery.

    With a Mobile Modem it just has to be powered on and enabled. You don't have to actually transfer data.

    The Masts send little "who's there" broadcasts and the phones & Modems go "Me!".

    It's so when you are called or sent an SMS the system knows which mast to send it to.

    If they REALLY need to find you they can go to a diagnostic mode and triangulate.


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    thomo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭thomo


    watty, when you say powered on do you mean plugged into the laptop and software activated or just plugged in


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    Random
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    Who are you worried about being able to trace you OP? Most things can be tracked when they end up going through the courts etc and very little things these days are untraceable. It really depends on who you want to hide yourself for / or want to check who has access to info.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Every time you use a cash card, store loyalty card, credit card your location could be traced remotely in real time.

    The M50 reads your number plate via a camera. There are camera all over the country. Any could be updated to know you passed in real time.

    Every time you use a Tag for a car park or toll someone knows *YOU* are there.

    This is all Twentieth century tech. The phone or Modem is the least worrying bit.


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    thomo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭thomo


    not worried about being traced, just would like to be able to leave less of a trail and less info about myself in general. i dont like the fact that store cards for example use your shopping habits to push more products at you. privacy is a right. for example would you like it if the government forced you to register your mobile ph. there is nothing necessarily wrong with it but it does infringe on your rights


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