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Can someone with a US phone see if this try-before-you-buy page works?

https://www.locationsmart.com/try/

It would be fucking unbelievable if you were able to track any US phone number like that, no ID, no court order.

[ghouse]

Yes, it does work. The page reports its accuracy within 2.26 miles. Measuring on Google Earth, it was off by 0.42 miles, so well within its stated accuracy on the result.

It did require me to respond "YES" to an SMS before the website provided the detail. SMS text was:

LocationSmart: Reply YES or YES LS to confirm consent for cloud location & messaging demo. Reply HELP for help, Reply STOP to cancel. Msg&Data Rates may apply.

[drewnick]

I just tested it with two phones in different states and it was within .54 miles.

An SMS consent was required first. (Reply YES to consent)

[ch4s3]

I just tried it, and It worked to within about 60m of where I'm sitting. I am not pleased.

[heroprotagonist]

Yes. It provided a radius, with the center ~6 blocks away from me.

Ugh...

[greatingale]

Yes it works. it send you a sms which you have to reply yes to consent. It then gave me the correct location. yes it is unbelievable. crazy.

[jdc]

Works on my Canadian phone

[15charlimit]

Other responses indicate that the recipient/target has to opt into their location being shown via an SMS, so I fail to understand the outrage assuming the same requirement exists for the non-trial version.

[kevin_thibedeau]

You think consent is being asked for on the non-trial version? This is the service LEOs use to track down fugitives dumb enough to carry their phone. They aren't going to ask for any consent.

[X-Istence]

Yup, was able to track my phone to within a block.