How do I tell if my phone is rigged with GPS?

[hateraid]

Our company owner bought all the sales managers company phones which are now required to use. Someone tipped off that they might be set up with GPS to track us on the road. I like the phone though. It's a Samsung Note 4
Not that I have anything to hide since I'm pretty diligent seeing my accounts, but I would like to maintain a level of privacy. I'm not a fan of micro managing.
Is there a way to tell?

[franchise#3]

Try to check your phones directory?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/27/how-to-bust-your-boss-or-loved-one-for-installing-spyware-on-your-phone/

Interesting bit:

[QUOTE]The use of GPS monitoring and tracking is an issue the Supreme Court recently considered in United States v. Jones. [i] Although the case did not specifically concern employer tracking of employees, it did lay out some helpful guidelines for this emerging issue.[ii] United States v. Jones established that placing a GPS tracking system on a suspect

[rezznor]

Our company owner bought all the sales managers company phones which are now required to use. Someone tipped off that they might be set up with GPS to track us on the road. I like the phone though. It's a Samsung Note 4
Not that I have anything to hide since I'm pretty diligent seeing my accounts, but I would like to maintain a level of privacy. I'm not a fan of micro managing.
Is there a way to tell?

there are alot of programs out there that can enable a person to see who you've called, where you've been, even read the content of your text messages. you could try running a scan for spyware but i'm not sure how foolproof that is. you could also just turn off the phone when you don't want to be tracked and just use your personal phone. (unless your employer some how has access to law-enforcement level cell tower triangulation information but that's doubtful)

[chosen_one6]

there are alot of programs out there that can enable a person to see who you've called, where you've been, even read the content of your text messages. you could try running a scan for spyware but i'm not sure how foolproof that is. you could also just turn off the phone when you don't want to be tracked and just use your personal phone. (unless your employer some how has access to law-enforcement level cell tower triangulation information but that's doubtful)

This.

Also, pull the battery out too.

The only way to effectively de-activate any planted software on the phone would be to do a factory reset of the phone. If they installed hardware on the phone to track you via GPS then turning off the phone and taking out the battery is the only way to avoid being tracked.

[rezznor]

This.

Also, pull the battery out too.

The only way to effectively de-activate any planted software on the phone would be to do a factory reset of the phone. If they installed hardware on the phone to track you via GPS then turning off the phone and taking out the battery is the only way to avoid being tracked.
yeah, do a factory reset and everything will be wiped.

[hateraid]

yeah, do a factory reset and everything will be wiped.

Thanks for the heads up

[DeuceWallaces]

You would need a hard reset, assuming you don't have several company related VPN's or other networking that would need to be re-installed, which I guess could potentially be the culprit to begin with. Usually it's something like hold down the power and volume "up" for X seconds until you get a message to pop up.

I don't know much about corporate android software and their ability to geo-locate you via GPS, wi-fi, or cellular triangulation.

Unless there is 3rd party hardware installed within your phone (seems extreme for supplement sales), you should just turn it off when you want privacy.

[bdreason]

Mail your phone to your bosses wife.

[Meticode]

When you go to Settings > Apps > All what are all the apps in that list?

[hateraid]

You would need a hard reset, assuming you don't have several company related VPN's or other networking that would need to be re-installed, which I guess could potentially be the culprit to begin with. Usually it's something like hold down the power and volume "up" for X seconds until you get a message to pop up.

I don't know much about corporate android software and their ability to geo-locate you via GPS, wi-fi, or cellular triangulation.

Unless there is 3rd party hardware installed within your phone (seems extreme for supplement sales), you should just turn it off when you want privacy.

I still have my personal phone active. Business phones are for the road. I have my calls forwarded now to the business phone during the day and and reduced my monthly plan on the personal phone since I don't need it on for the day. Switching my phone off after hours

[hateraid]

Pull the battery out, put the phone in a shielded metal case. Good luck, they're already after you.

Lol, I'd rather let the boss see. Might bring up a red flag if he does in fact track our travel.
All the sales team got new phones so I'm not in the least bit worried it is a personal thing.

[hateraid]

Send me dick pics from your personal phone from now on

The new phone is a Note 4. Don't you want a magnified version with a better camera? It will appear normal sized

[bluechox2]

get a dial tone and talk into it saying "GPS deactivate"