I got this on my cell phone as an alert.

?!??!!???!!!

Someone's turned you in.

Virus containment squads will be at your door shortly to take you to containment camp.

Or it's a scam, did you click on the link?

Apple and Android both wrote open APIs for state health departments to use that allow anonymous data to be exchanged to notify if you have been around someone that has tested positive for covid. Everytime I go to Virginia I get a pop up on my phone that asks if I want to participate. You probably got a notification at one point and clicked yes without thinking about it.

From Apple

From Google

And how it's been a failure

There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

(01-13-2022 09:06 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

I have my phone set where it's doesn't show my location. And a lot of time I don't know the location of my phone myself. My phone is not a big part of my life. It's just a phone.

(01-13-2022 09:26 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:06 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

I have my phone set where it's doesn't show my location. And a lot of time I don't know the location of my phone myself. My phone is not a big part of my life. It's just a phone.

I only have location on for a couple of apps, like weather but it only turns on when I allow it to.

But there's a setting in most phones where you can turn off the C19 stuff.. on iPhones it's settings Exposure Notifications. Turn it off.

Unfortunately our phones are listening devices.. One night my wife and I were talking about going to Lowe's the next day and maybe afterwards going to grab a bite to eat at this place or that.. We both logged into social media apps later and ads for all those places popped up.

It’s cute how people think turning off location actually turns it off. It just tells your phone not to tell you it knows where you are.

On your Android device, open the Settings app.
Tap Google and then COVID-19 Exposure Notifications

If should be off by default.

It's an example of why you always decline location in your apps.

(01-13-2022 09:03 AM)bobdizole Wrote:  Apple and Android both wrote open APIs for state health departments to use that allow anonymous data to be exchanged to notify if you have been around someone that has tested positive for covid. Everytime I go to Virginia I get a pop up on my phone that asks if I want to participate. You probably got a notification at one point and clicked yes without thinking about it.

From Apple

From Google

And how it's been a failure

Wow. That appears to be the case.

(01-13-2022 09:32 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:26 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:06 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

I have my phone set where it's doesn't show my location. And a lot of time I don't know the location of my phone myself. My phone is not a big part of my life. It's just a phone.

I only have location on for a couple of apps, like weather but it only turns on when I allow it to.

But there's a setting in most phones where you can turn off the C19 stuff.. on iPhones it's settings Exposure Notifications. Turn it off.

Unfortunately our phones are listening devices.. One night my wife and I were talking about going to Lowe's the next day and maybe afterwards going to grab a bite to eat at this place or that.. We both logged into social media apps later and ads for all those places popped up.

That's just crazy that that can happen.

(01-13-2022 12:17 AM)All4One Wrote:  I got this on my cell phone as an alert.

(01-13-2022 11:26 AM)All4One Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:32 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:26 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:06 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

I have my phone set where it's doesn't show my location. And a lot of time I don't know the location of my phone myself. My phone is not a big part of my life. It's just a phone.

I only have location on for a couple of apps, like weather but it only turns on when I allow it to.

But there's a setting in most phones where you can turn off the C19 stuff.. on iPhones it's settings Exposure Notifications. Turn it off.

Unfortunately our phones are listening devices.. One night my wife and I were talking about going to Lowe's the next day and maybe afterwards going to grab a bite to eat at this place or that.. We both logged into social media apps later and ads for all those places popped up.[/b]

That's just crazy that that can happen.

Wife and I had a conversation about this exact thing a few nights ago.

I hadn’t said anything nor did a search on anything and *poof* somehow ads for something I was mulling over by myself started popping up on whatever site I was on.

Honestly, really creeped me out.

Forgotten what it was now, but something totally random like getting a shed or weedwhacker…


Are they still called that?!? Lol

(01-13-2022 11:56 AM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 11:26 AM)All4One Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:32 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:26 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(01-13-2022 09:06 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

I have my phone set where it's doesn't show my location. And a lot of time I don't know the location of my phone myself. My phone is not a big part of my life. It's just a phone.

I only have location on for a couple of apps, like weather but it only turns on when I allow it to.

But there's a setting in most phones where you can turn off the C19 stuff.. on iPhones it's settings Exposure Notifications. Turn it off.

Unfortunately our phones are listening devices.. One night my wife and I were talking about going to Lowe's the next day and maybe afterwards going to grab a bite to eat at this place or that.. We both logged into social media apps later and ads for all those places popped up.[/b]

That's just crazy that that can happen.

Wife and I had a conversation about this exact thing a few nights ago.

I hadn’t said anything nor did a search on anything and *poof* somehow ads for something I was mulling over by myself started popping up on whatever site I was on.

Honestly, really creeped me out.

Forgotten what it was now, but something totally random like getting a shed or weedwhacker…


Are they still called that?!? Lol

How dare you to assume that tool's gender.

(01-13-2022 09:06 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's a setting in your phone that you can turn off and you won't get that. Basically it's tracking people via cellphone and somehow or another if someone tests positive, the info is stored in their phone and notifies others that come close to that phone. Don't think you have a tracking device on you, think again.

Pretty much.. The day that Apple announced this "covid' warning system, we warned you... Say hello to Big Brother, only now with the proof on your own screens, if you were doubting us earlier.