Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-09 Thread brad
ausnog.net" Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone http://www.amta.org.au/pages/Lost.and.stolen.phones7.No tracking of lost or stolen mobiles:Your carrier does not track lost and stolen mobiles and they cannot be pinpointed.I have spotted devices with the logos of Australian

Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-09 Thread Mark Newton
There have been a couple of car thieves found in the last few weeks who have run off with vehicles which have iPhones or iPads in them, and the owners have used "Find my iPhone" to locate them, which is excruciatingly funny. https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/man-charged-after-police-tra

Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-08 Thread Mark Andrews
> On 9 Jul 2019, at 4:20 pm, Robert Hudson wrote: > > > > On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 15:53, John Edwards wrote: > http://www.amta.org.au/pages/Lost.and.stolen.phones > > 7.No tracking of lost or stolen mobiles: > Your carrier does not track lost and stolen mobiles and they cannot be > pinpo

Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-08 Thread Robert Hudson
On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 15:53, John Edwards wrote: > http://www.amta.org.au/pages/Lost.and.stolen.phones > > *7.**No tracking of lost or stolen mobiles:* > > Your carrier does not track lost and stolen mobiles and they cannot be > pinpointed. > > Well, we all know that's an indirect lie. https

Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-08 Thread Robert Hudson
On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 15:53, Mark Newton wrote: > There have been a couple of car thieves found in the last few weeks who > have run off with vehicles which have iPhones or iPads in them, and the > owners have used "Find my iPhone" to locate them, which is excruciatingly > funny. > > > https://ww

Re: [AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-08 Thread John Edwards
http://www.amta.org.au/pages/Lost.and.stolen.phones *7.**No tracking of lost or stolen mobiles:* Your carrier does not track lost and stolen mobiles and they cannot be pinpointed. I have spotted devices with the logos of Australian carriers in the windows of phone shops around South East As

[AusNOG] Tracing a stolen mobile phone

2019-07-08 Thread Robert Hudson
Hi all, Is it possible for a mobile carrier in Australia to locate a stolen mobile phone, via the police (they've been notified, and a case number issued)? We know the data is there (metadata, etc), but can it be used by the owner of a device to locate it (or to have the location found by the pol