How do police track mobile ?
If you are a action and mystery movie lover then you might
seen that when they could not find a criminal they make use of professional
hackers and track their mobile . Have you ever that how do and by which
technologies they use to find the exact location of you phone . If you have
this question in your mind then do not worry I will solve all your quiers . So let’s us know that how does police track your mobile phone .
Is tracking a mobile phone really possible ?
In present days the technology and communication has increased a lot , anyone can communicate anyone in any part of the world . Thanks to internet , but this internet has also make it possible to track anyone , and even see their personal information like as contacts , photos , banking details , etc . Some uses it for criminal uses those are crackers but some uses them for good uses to catch criminals , track them , etc , those are cyber security engineer or hacker who work you police of defence or any government authorities . So answering this question Yes it is possible to track a mobile phone and police can track any mobile phone easily .
What technologies does Police uses to track your mobile phone ?
Police uses modern technologies like GPS ( Global Positioning System ) , IEMI ( International Mobile Equipment Identity ) , Google services for Android , Apple services for iOS and they also make use of ISP ( Internet service provider ) data and even Police hire hackers to track a mobile phone location .
How do Police track mobile phone with the help of GPS ?
Almost everyone one knows about GPS and how it works , For those who don't know about GPS , let you understand about GPS in short .
GPS is the short form of Global Positioning System . It is a navigation system that make uses of satellites , receivers , computer algorithms and softwares to give us data about location , velocity , time and date of air , land and sea travel . Global Positioning System consists of 24 satellites orbiting the earth . Those satellites orbits the earth at the speed of 14000 km per hour . Now days GPS is used almost in every thing starting from Car to Smartphone to Smartwatch .
Now I hope that it is clear for you that what is GPS and how does it works . So let's clear that how Police uses this GPS to track a Phone , Even police can track a Phone when the device is switched off . Basically by this technology police can track any smartphone that has location services .
How do Police track mobile phone using IEMI number ?
Before getting know how do Police use this technology to track mobile phone let us know what is IEMI number
IEMI stand for International Mobile Equipment Identity . Think as it as your phones fingerprint - It has a 15 digit number unique to each device . Phone carriers and manufacturers share IEMI numbers to enable tracking of Smartphones that may be stolen or lost . Every mobile phone has a different IEMI number .
Police use this technology to track the mobile in GPS even it is switched off and even it is a feature phone with no location services.
Conclusion :
There are other more technologies by which police can track a Phone , police has hired professional hackers to track phone , they also take the help of ISP ( Internet Service provider ) to track the location of phone if the SIM or phone number is activated . I hope you liked this article , subscriber your newsletter to get the latest updates and comment below if you have any queries I will solve it as soon as possible .
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