Global positioning satellite locators are amazing tools. But like most tools they have the potential to be abused. If your ex-boyfriend is showing up unexpectedly at places you frequent, or you think your parent's are spying on you with a GPS device, you can fight back.
Instructions
1. Perform a thorough visual and tactile search of your car. You are looking for a small black or grey box a little larger than a deck of cards. Begin by examining the interior of your vehicle. Make sure to check under the seats and inside the glove box. If you don't find anything, then examine the exterior. Look inside the bumpers and underneath the carriage; GPS devices are often connected using magnetic devices.
2. Go through any purses, backpacks or bags you normally carry. Make sure you don't have anything that isn't yours. GPS devices today can be cleverly disguised.
3. Re-format your mobile phone. Unfortunately, there is no sure-fire way of knowing whether your phone has been bugged with a GPS software. If you suspect it has, take the device to a mobile phone shop and have a technician erase and reinstall your operating system and software.
4. Buy a GPS bug detection device. You can find them at most on-line spy stores such as BrickHouseSecurity.com, SpyAssociates or even on eBay. As of 2010 these devices generally cost between $150 to $500.
5. Turn on the GPS detection device and move it over your car and personal items. This device works by detecting the frequencies that GPS devices broadcast on. If it finds a signal it will begin beeping and a light will start flashing. Make sure to do several sweeps as some devices are semi-passive, meaning they only broadcast at regular intervals of 30 minutes.
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