How to spot a hidden GPS tracker on your car

The latest statistics say that 80 % of the chase victims are tracked using technology. One of the most popular ways to do this? Track GPS, like Preservative. It is small enough to slip into a bag, pocket, or your car without discovery.
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The good news is Your phone It can alert you when he is an unknown tracking with you. If everything else fails, the old work is good in the old style as well. I will show you how.
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The clock beats
Aartag begins with the picture only 24 hours after its owner. This gives the chaser a lot of time to reach you, especially if it is local. If Carjacker set your journey, they can learn your routine and follow you home before you know what is happening.
The rumors mill say that Airgs 2, which is coming later this year, will have an anti -contraction technique. With the latest AIRAGS, chasers who have cunning in technology can bother the compact headphone so as not to predict, but it must make it new more difficult.
Currently, you need to do everything in your power to stay safe.
Apple Aartags, does not come with anti -contraction technology yet. Other GPS tracking comes with similar problems. Read more to find out what you can do to protect yourself. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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On your iPhone, be sure to enable some settings:
- Open Settings > Privacy and security > Site services. From there, switch Site services and Find my iPhone. Then, go to System services And operation Important sites.
- After that, go to Settings > Bluetooth And switch on Bluetooth.
- Go to Settings > Notifications > Tracking notifications And switch on Allow the notifications.
- Now, open your own Find my application And search Purposes At the bottom of the screen. Click on Determine the existing element.
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AndroidThis process is similar as long as your phone is running Android 6.0 or newer. If not, you really need a new phone!
- Open Settings > location And switch on Use the siteand Wi-Fi Survey Wip or Wip the bluetooth. Run the Bluetooth by going to Settings > Bluetooth And switch on Bluetooth.
- To make sure the alerts are enabled, go to Settings > Safety and emergency > Find unknown alerts. Replacement Allow alerts.
Alerts are not guaranteed
It is not only tearing up speakers. The oldest tracking devices may not start alerting, and smart crawling can reinstall new tracking devices for your follow -up without discovery for several months.

Poor actors can easily use GPS tracking devices against you. Here’s how to check for these unwanted devices in your car and get rid of anything you find. (Istock)
For this reason it is important to check your car from time to time, even if you do not hear that whistle. First, seize a manual lamp and a mirror.
- Start outside your car. Check the stains in which tracking can be a magnetic connection, such as wheel wells; barbeque; The bottom side is the bumper around the exhaust tube, the ceiling, or the cover; The engine and battery engine.
- Inside your car, check the seat cracks, pockets, driving panel, driving wheel, glove cabin and trunk. Look under the backup tires and driving board on the side of the driver, also inside the diagnostic port on the plane.
If you do not find anything but still feel uncomfortable, try the error detector. This option is good classification ($ 37) works for cars, homes, bags, or anything else.
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I found a tracker. What now?
Do not break it or disrupt it. You want the police to give all the information they need to arrest those who planted it.
First, contract Your iPhone Or NFC to the white side of the atmosphere. Click this notification, which appears to see information about its owner. Take the serial number and phone number so that you can share it with the police.

Resist the temptation to destroy unwanted followers if you find them – the police need to obtain valuable information about your chase. (James D. Morgan/Getty Emoz)
Now, make an aluminum chips. Wrap the follower inside, making sure that there are no gaps or holes. This will prohibit any signals, so the person who installed him will think he is out of the range. Take the chips -covered follower to a police station. They will know how to install from his position there.
Are you chasing or crazy? It is a thin line. Read this if you cannot get rid of the feeling of “someone is watching.”
I have heard many stories of chasing victims. I do not want you or a member of his family to be another. Share this with people in your life.
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