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    1 year ago

    If you remove the SIM card and don’t connect to any hotspot ( obviously ), then your phone is just a camera

    That is not true and it is a dangerous assumption for someone planning to antagonize law enforcement.

    A phone that is powered on, even with no SIM or WiFi, would still be able to track your location. It still has GPS-GLONASS-Galileo, it still has a cell radio, it still has Bluetooth, etc. How do you think a phone can let you still call 911 even with no SIM?

    This article offers a high level explanation:

    https://robots.net/computing-and-gadgets/mobile-devices/tracking-a-phone-without-a-sim-card-explained/

    GPS tracking without a SIM card offers a resilient and dependable solution for location-based tracking and management.

    Unless you leave it home or physically remove the battery, your phone can still be used to track you (given the resources that a state can bring to bear.) If you aim to misbehave, do not trust your phone.