As it turned out, such an opportunity is available to mobile operators. To identify the exact location of the subscriber, they use direction finding technologies. They need this in order to inform clients about various events, including changing weather conditions.
“Nevertheless, almost all communication providers have a so-called Location-based service (LBS) -service that allows you to track a subscriber on a voluntary basis. Upon request, it can be connected and transmitted coordinates to a certain circle of people “, – said Myasoedov.
To connect the LBS service, you need to make a request, which allows a certain circle of users to receive coordinates. Moreover, in order to activate it, it takes only a few minutes of access to the phone, after which the user will receive a corresponding SMS-message.
According to Myasoedov, this is often used by malefactors, relatives or jealous friends. At the same time, you can turn off such services by calling the operator.
