--- title: How to make your phone effectively untraceable description: An introduction to a new business paper about mitigating the threat of radio-based tracking. image: https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Privoro-Social-Off-not-off-Toggle_16x9.png --- - [Partners](https://privoro.com/find-a-partner) - [Support](https://privoro.com/support) [![Privoro Logo](https://blog.privoro.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Privoro_November2022/images/privoro-logo.png?width=238&height=113&name=privoro-logo.png "Privoro Logo")](https://privoro.com/) - Solutions - [Phones in classified spaces](https://privoro.com/solutions/secure-spaces) - [Prevent mobile surveillance](https://privoro.com/solutions/prevent-smartphone-from-listening-and-watching) - [Stop location tracking](https://privoro.com/solutions/prevent-smartphone-location-tracking) - [Prevent wireless attacks](https://privoro.com/solutions/prevent-smartphone-wireless-attacks) - [Hide from RF detection](https://privoro.com/solutions/go-dark-from-cellular-network) - Products - [SafeCase](https://privoro.com/safecase) - [Vault](https://privoro.com/vault) - [Secure Mobility Platform](https://privoro.com/fulcrum) - Industries - [Government](https://privoro.com/government) - [Enterprise](https://privoro.com/enterprise) - Company - [About Us](https://privoro.com/about-us) - [Team](https://privoro.com/team) - [Newsroom](https://privoro.com/newsroom) - [Media Kit](https://privoro.com/media-kit) - [Blog](https://blog.privoro.com/) - [Content Library](https://privoro.com/content-library) - [Advanced Mobile Threats 101](https://privoro.com/advanced-mobile-threats-101) - [Legal](https://privoro.com/legal) ![menu bars](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Privoro_November2022/images/line-bars.svg) ![Close icon](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Privoro_November2022/images/times.svg) - Solutions - [Phones in classified spaces](https://privoro.com/solutions/secure-spaces) - [Prevent mobile surveillance](https://privoro.com/solutions/prevent-smartphone-from-listening-and-watching) - [Stop location tracking](https://privoro.com/solutions/prevent-smartphone-location-tracking) - [Prevent wireless attacks](https://privoro.com/solutions/prevent-smartphone-wireless-attacks) - [Hide from RF detection](https://privoro.com/solutions/go-dark-from-cellular-network) - Products - [SafeCase](https://privoro.com/safecase) - [Vault](https://privoro.com/vault) - [Secure Mobility Platform](https://privoro.com/fulcrum) - Industries - [Government](https://privoro.com/government) - [Enterprise](https://privoro.com/enterprise) - Company - [About Us](https://privoro.com/about-us) - [Team](https://privoro.com/team) - [Newsroom](https://privoro.com/newsroom) - [Media Kit](https://privoro.com/media-kit) - [Blog](https://blog.privoro.com/) - [Content Library](https://privoro.com/content-library) - [Advanced Mobile Threats 101](https://privoro.com/advanced-mobile-threats-101) - [Legal](https://privoro.com/legal) - [Partners](https://privoro.com/find-a-partner) - [Support](https://privoro.com/support) - [![Linkedin](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Privoro_November2022/Images/Linkedin.png)Opens a new window](https://www.linkedin.com/company/privoro) - [![Youtube](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Privoro_November2022/Images/Youtube.png)Opens a new window](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPqnNWnZoEMfKJMtwYq5vQ) - [![Twitter](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Privoro_November2022/Images/Twitter.png)Opens a new window](https://twitter.com/privoro) - [![Facebook](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Privoro_November2022/Images/Facebook.png)Opens a new window](https://www.facebook.com/Privoro) ![close](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Privoro_November2022/images/cross.svg) ## Contact Have a question or inquiry? We're here to help. ![](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Privoro-Social-Off-not-off-Toggle_16x9.png) # How to make your phone effectively untraceable Published by [Jacob Hughes](https://blog.privoro.com/author/jacob-hughes) on Jan 16, 2024 8:00:00 AM The radios within a smartphone that facilitate tracking can’t be turned off with certainty, even when the device is powered down. To close this gap, we’ve partnered with Samsung on a unique integration providing strong assurance that such radios in the latest Galaxy phones are indeed turned off when specified. For a deep dive into this problem and how we’re solving it, read our [newest business paper](https://blog.privoro.com/hubfs/Whitepapers/Making%20your%20phone%20invisible%20to%20tracking%20is%20harder%20than%20you%20think.pdf), “Making your phone invisible to tracking is harder than you think.” From this piece, you’ll learn: - How the software-based nature of radio controls leaves them susceptible to spyware - How manipulated radio controls can spell disaster in the real world - How the integration between SafeCase and Galaxy phones provides strong assurance of radio states [![Read the business paper](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/3419919/2c2050fd-60dc-4b33-b8d0-66698bd71f06.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/3419919/2c2050fd-60dc-4b33-b8d0-66698bd71f06) Tags: [Mobile Tracking](https://blog.privoro.com/tag/mobile-tracking), [SafeCase](https://blog.privoro.com/tag/safecase), [Samsung](https://blog.privoro.com/tag/samsung), [HDM Integration](https://blog.privoro.com/tag/hdm-integration) [Back to Blog](https://blog.privoro.com) ## Related Articles ## [How the “two-man rule” elevates mobile security](https://blog.privoro.com/how-the-two-man-rule-elevates-mobile-security) You may be familiar with the “two-man rule” from the movies. 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