I live with a domestic abuser (see also this thread by me: Concerned a Domestic Abuser May Have Put Stalkerware on My Phone). I believe he has sent me GPS trackers via text message when I have tried leaving our home.
This is what happened: After I told him I was leaving home and was a few hours away, he sent me a text message saying he loved me and wanted me to come back home. At the end of the message, however, there was, based on what I remember, an image/emoji of a blue capital “G” that looked similar to the Google “G.” I must have made the mistake of tapping the image, because, I believe, I then got a notification asking if I wanted to share my location with the sender.
Based on what I read about this tracker at the time, it might be called a “glyph” (not sure about the name or the spelling). Questions:
(1) Does anyone know anything about these GPS trackers sent via text message?
(2) If so, is there any way I can see if it’s currently tracking my whereabouts?
(3) Also, is there any way I can avoid the possibility of letting one of these trackers into my phone in the future?
(4) Finally, how would I go about removing the tracker from my phone (note: I have already started turning off Location in Settings)?
These GPS trackers were sent to me on at least two occasions (separated by a year).
Note: I am currently accessing this website via a public computer, so there may be significant delays between my replies. Know that your input is worth every second of your time to me. Just for the record, I am not involved in any illegal activity, so I think that rules out the NSA toying with me (which is not something I think they do, anyway).
This is what happened: After I told him I was leaving home and was a few hours away, he sent me a text message saying he loved me and wanted me to come back home. At the end of the message, however, there was, based on what I remember, an image/emoji of a blue capital “G” that looked similar to the Google “G.” I must have made the mistake of tapping the image, because, I believe, I then got a notification asking if I wanted to share my location with the sender.
Based on what I read about this tracker at the time, it might be called a “glyph” (not sure about the name or the spelling). Questions:
(1) Does anyone know anything about these GPS trackers sent via text message?
(2) If so, is there any way I can see if it’s currently tracking my whereabouts?
(3) Also, is there any way I can avoid the possibility of letting one of these trackers into my phone in the future?
(4) Finally, how would I go about removing the tracker from my phone (note: I have already started turning off Location in Settings)?
These GPS trackers were sent to me on at least two occasions (separated by a year).
Note: I am currently accessing this website via a public computer, so there may be significant delays between my replies. Know that your input is worth every second of your time to me. Just for the record, I am not involved in any illegal activity, so I think that rules out the NSA toying with me (which is not something I think they do, anyway).