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by ss2003 2929 days ago
or just off its gps.
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Your phone is constantly tracked by the cell towers it communicates with and in urban areas that's quite accurate location data. This data is sold to third parties.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/tracking-firm-locationsm...

I can put my phone in a Faraday sleeve, not so easy for a scooter.
There are a number of chips in the phone running their own OSes that you have no control over.