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Lithos

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62. They do it all the time

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #46)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 03:38 PM

22 hrs ago

https://insights.daffodilsw.com/blog/how-iot-allows-precise-location-based-tracking

You can do it via Cell towers, or via WiFi sensors, or a combination of both.

Fairly trivial to put your own Cell towers into play - that is the basis of Stingray technology. I can pretty much guarantee that ICE is employing this technology.

See: https://www.nacdl.org/Document/CellSiteSimulatorPrimer

Also, WiFi sensors are also fairly easy to setup, though you will need more of them. I've seen plenty of demos where people were identified and tracked as they move through Stores.

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