[amimrroboto]

What situation are you going, "I don't want big tech to be tracking me right now"?

[nixgeek]

Given the prevalence of geofence warrants nowadays, I don’t think the situation needs to be especially nefarious in nature. Perhaps you don’t want to be scrutinized just because you and 370 others were within 300 yards of a crime occurring?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/16/geofence-war...

[jdavis703]

My understanding is the power off tracking uses NFC. This is encrypted. If Apple’s documentation is to be believed, the location information cannot be decrypted by law enforcement.

[krageon]

Every situation, but I was trying to frame it more softly because I was expecting a large percentage of these comments to say "I don't just not mind being tracked, I want it now!" and similar thoughts.

[user-the-name]

The Find My network is designed to not allow Apple to track you using it.

[vorpalhex]

What situation are you happy to let your location data be sold? Will you give the rest of us your location data?

[contravariant]

All of them.

[Terretta]

Then leave the phone at home. Because knowing which cell a cellular phone is in, is how it works:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking

[poo-yie]

Or use a case that functions as a Faraday cage.