Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?= Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: How will the police find me. Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:47:51 +0200 Organization: Camembert Normand au Lait Cru Lines: 89 Message-ID: References: <9r9l4j1dauquc3vrg6bghhp6cerpsq01a9@4ax.com> <0ckl4jl3efgequrtb68ed09gmrenl0q8bv@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:47:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d5159408a21d754ff633f221c77d74b7"; logging-data="4026918"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/8oFTdEzZM2xXCXcokGJ97OTP3+nH+YQI=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:115.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/115.11.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:NYL1pSlL1Jj8NCOq1SgKu9u+VO4= In-Reply-To: <0ckl4jl3efgequrtb68ed09gmrenl0q8bv@4ax.com> Content-Language: de-CH Bytes: 5942 On 20.05.2024 07:11, micky wrote: > In comp.mobile.android, on Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:37 -0400, knuttle > wrote: > >> On 05/19/2024 9:46 PM, micky wrote: >>> Going hiking tomorrow. Finally realized I was sending my location to my >>> ex-GF, but I hadn't told her how to see it. Assuming the worst, that I >>> break my leg and can't get off the trail, but the phone is broken or >>> stolen, and assuming she actually notices it's 6PM and I still haven't >>> texted her to say I'm done, she can see my phone's location using the >>> simple instructions I found on the web. >>> >>> But if she's unable to explain to the police where I am, how do the >>> police figure it out? Can they see everyone's location just by >>> knowing their phone number? This would be bad if it were for suspected >>> criminals and they didn't have a warrant, but if it's to save me, I'd >>> sort of like for them to know where I am. And I don't want there to be >>> a lot of time required to enable it each time for each new lost person. >>> >>> Or is my friend supposed to somehow send the location information she >>> can see on her phone to their phone? How? >>> >>> >>> BTW, I started doing this last fall, without realizing the plan was >>> incomplete. Since then the AllTrails app has added the same feature to >>> its maps. It probably piggybacks on Google maps. I'll know when I try >>> the two tomorrow. The AllTrails app is fantastic in that you can use >>> it for free if you have cellular signal where you are walking, and if >>> you pay for a year, you can download all the maps you'll want to use >>> (which I think continue to work even after your subscription has >>> expired) and you can use them without a cell signal. AND, they show >>> where on the trail you are. The maps zoom in more than google maps do. >>> I think they'll even tell you when it's time to turn, but that's not >>> something I'd likely want to use. >>> >>> I've come across a couple other non-Google maps that include GPS. I >>> think the Yorktown battlefield in Virginia was one of them. You really >>> have to give a lot of credit to the USA government for putting those >>> satellites up there. Who would even have thunk it that this could work? >>> >>> OTOH, i've read that the whole thing is a scam, and GPS doesn't really >>> show where you are. It just sends random locations, and people believe >>> they are accurate. People are so suggestible. Many have drunk the >>> kool-aid and they believe in GPS and vaccines. It's sad. > >> If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods >> without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or >> finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about >> finding your direction so you do not get lost. >> >> Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending >> on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your >> batteries expire. > > I presume you're kidding, but just in case, I'll answer as if you > weren't. > > I've been hiking in the woods alone since I was 6 years old. I never > get lost, I especially like hikes with only deer trails or no trails at > all. For example I led a hike through the Crownsville Hospital forest > years before it opened to the public. As well as the Rocky Gorge > Reservoir, which still has no trails at all. When I camp, I rarely use > a tent and on one occasion, I camped without a sleeping bag and slept > totally without clothes (and that was in a campground!) I've spent the > night atop Mt. Katahdin, even though it was against the rules. (wanted > to watch the sun rise.) > > And I eat my meat raw. > > I know all about blazed trails, but I don't limit myself to them. OTOH, > I don't want my half-day hike to last an extra hour because I miss a > turn. > > Do you hike alone? On weekdays when you are likely the only person > there? When I was 60, I wasn't concerned about this but at age 77, I > know it's possible I'll break a leg or have a heart attack, and it's > foolish not to take a phone. In case I'm unconscious or my phone is > broken, it's foolish not to take advantage of the tech marvels of the > age, so that if I don't come back when I plan to, a friend can send > someone to look for me, rather than my lying there all night (possibly > in the rain). But I guess you're a real man and dying alone in the > woods won't bother you. Even more *OT*. Has nothing to do with Android. And this is not therapy group for nutty hikers. -- "Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant!"