[excon]

Hello:

Is there commercial software that a private person can buy that can track my location via GPS?? If so, is there software that I can buy that will BLOCK it? Is there a phone I can buy that WON'T allow tracking? Is there a way I can turn off GPS tracking on my iPhone? Is there anything I need to know about it?

excon

[ballengerb1]

If you are using an iPhone shut off FIND MY PHONE in settings. Also How to Disable GPS Tracking on an iPhone | Chron.com

[NeedKarma]

How to Turn off GPS on the iPhone: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

With Android phones it's even simpler, only two quick steps. Basically turn off services that you're not using including Bluetooth and Wifi. Apple typically always keeps these on be default. Turning off these services will also increase your battery life.

[cdad]

What exactly are you worried about as far as tracking goes? Is it a phone you have or that someone is tracking you with a devce? Also do you have a car / truck with onstar ?

[Fr_Chuck]

With that said, if and when you use the phone, tracking can be done, ( at least by the government) and I am sure, some private agencies, that can track you to at least the nearest cell tower.

[excon]

Hello again, Friends:

I'm not worried about the government... I'm not doing anything they're interested in.

I want to give my phone number to some people but I absolutely don't want them to be able to track my phone, and thereby finding out where I live.. I don't care about the nearest cell tower. I care about my HOUSE.

I've read where I have to, at least, disconnect some GPS services, and keep them turned off.. But, I LOVE maps and other services that use my location.. I don't wanna lose those. What can I do? A burner phone??

excon

[NeedKarma]

The regular joe, or even a tech like me, cannot track you without installing something on your phone first that would give me access to your live location. At the beginning of the iPhone Apple added geotagging to all pictures taken with the phone; that way if you posted or sent that picture of your house ("hey, check out our Xmas lights this year") the receiver could pinpoint where you lived with the image metadata. Apple has since turned that off be default.

You don't have to explain why you want to turn off services on a phone you own, it's really no one's business. Do you need to get a burner phone? Nah, get an Android - it's super easy to turn off services as needed. Here's how it's done on the phone I have: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9DOVic0Kg
See how you pull down the bar and ALL the services are there for you to turn on/off as required.

[cdad]

Buy a burner that you pay for in cash. That way you always have an extra phone and the people you are concerned with can not interrupt your life at will. Shutting down services and turning them on again is very easy on most modern phones. Mostly this is about what makes you feel comfortable.

[ballengerb1]

Or you could do a voip setup using Nettalk or vonage