Episode 44 — Alexandria: Iphone Location Sharing Turned On Remotely (July 2024)

SLII: Surveillance, Life Invasion, Intimidation, Interference

Excerpt (bullets)

• July: decided to wipe phone due to hacking.
• Technician checked sharing location in Find My—had turned off long before.
• She noticed it was on—looked at each other in shock.
• She'd never seen it on when user had turned it off.
• Conferred with colleague who said wouldn't be on unless someone turned it on.
• Had not.

Full Narrative

In July 2024, I decided to wipe my phone due to its hacking. The technician checked sharing location located in Find My. I had turned that off a long time before then. However, she noticed it was on. We looked at each other in shock. She had never seen it on when a user had turned it off. She conferred with a colleague who said that it would not be on unless someone turned it on. I had not. My location privacy setting had been remotely overridden—Apple staff confirmed this was not normal behavior.

Category Codes

• DIG.LOC (Location sharing enabled remotely)
• DIG.PHN (Settings manipulation)