Also, you'd be surprised how many web TV players rely on user-supplied location data instead of just looking up your IP address.
Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > >Yeah, but that is only for the paranoid > >rgds, >Reinier > > >Sent from my Mac on a sunny beach in Hawai > > > >On Saturday 15 September 2012 10:39:00 [email protected] >wrote: > >And if one is really paranoid, one should remember that in the end, >your >location is user-supplied data. As such, it can be spoofed. > > >Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, > >Indeed there are plenty of apps that broadcast the location of you. >Foursquare >being one of the more famous. > >But they will *always* be based on sharing your location as a sender. > >If you are receiving a call/tweet/fb update/IM etc. there is no way to >tell >where that thing came from, unless the sender opted to share that >information. > > >rgds, > >reinier > > >On Friday 14 September 2012 12:35:58 sanga collins wrote: > >There are several apps that do this in the google play store. Alot of >them are >based on the location of the developer or partnerships with companies >like >"CityID" but it is possible without a warrant > > >On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Reinier Battenberg ><[email protected]> wrote: > >Hi, > >Only the telco of the caller can tell you this (and pretty accurately). >But >you have to have a police warrant before they show you. (when for >example, >your phone is stolen) > >There is no other way. > >rgds, > >reinier > > >On Friday 14 September 2012 18:50:21 otanga owen wrote: > >hi Members, > >i have been tasked to find out if there is software especially for >smartphones >i.e blackberry, samsung or Iphone that can be used to track the > >location of an incoming call i.e if some one for example calls me and i >have >this software on my phone, it should be able to show me the area > >where they are calling from. > >Any ideas in connection to this is highly appreciated. > >Kind Regards > >Owen > > > > >-- >rgds, > >Reinier Battenberg >Director >Mountbatten Ltd. >www.mountbatten.net >tel: +256 758 801749 >twitter: @batje > >_______________________________________________ >The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >[email protected] >Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >in any >way. > > > > > > >-- >Sanga M. Collins >Network Engineering >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > > > >-- >rgds, > >Reinier Battenberg >Director >Mountbatten Ltd. >www.mountbatten.net >tel: +256 758 801749 >twitter: @batje > > >The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >[email protected] >Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >in any >way. > > > >-- >rgds, > >Reinier Battenberg >Director >Mountbatten Ltd. >www.mountbatten.net >tel: +256 758 801749 >twitter: @batje > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >[email protected] >Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >in any way.
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