Nokia and Samsung say they can’t track powered-down phones despite NSA claims

Earlier this year, The Washington Post claimed that the National Security Agency (NSA) had developed a method nine years ago to locate cellphones when they were powered-down. Half of the firms involved in Privacy International’s research have responded, but none of the companies have provided a clear explanation for The Washington Post’s claims. Google, one of four companies to respond, rejects the idea that it could control Android handsets that are powered-down. "When a mobile device running the Android Operating System is powered off, there is no part of the Operating System that remains on or emits a signal," explains a Google spokesperson to Privacy International.

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