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Noobee help [closed]

So I've purchased an unlocked Android (S6500) GSM, quad freq and am planning to take it to Italy to use on their TIM network.. There are no SIM's inside, rather 2 empty slots. I put in the SIM from my ...
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Can Android phone running without SIM card be tracked (localized) by police?

I am running an Android phone without a SIM card. I am using it for web surfing. Can the police localize my phone using the cell towers (BTS)? In other words, I know Android phones emit radiations ...
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How do I protect my Gmail account when accessing it via an Android smartphone?

I have a Gmail account that I also access via an Android smartphone. The mail account could be used to reset passwords for other online accounts, so I want to tighten up the security around this ...
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Security implications of rooting your android phone

My android smart phone has fancy features that I can get if and only if I root it, e.g., free-wifi tethering or Cisco VPN (with group name/password). However, the procedure to root my phone has me ...
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Android security without updates

I have an android phone which, like many others, has quickly become unsupported and is not receiving any updates. At the same time there are publicly available exploits for privilege-escalation ...