Friday, August 16, 2013

'Boyfriend Tracker' to Android works, but the victim will ... - Globo.com

app “Boyfriend Tracker” for Android is booming social networks on Friday (16). And yes, he fulfills what the name promises: to help those who feel jealous of her (or his) companion (a) and always want to keep track of your steps. But despite the idea please those who already mistrusts any “suspicious behavior” of the partner, the app has a little detail (or default): who is tracked can easily be aware of it.

Tracker is a controversial app for Android (Reuters) Tracker is a controversial app for Android (Reuters)

tracker works in a simple way: the person who is suspicious need to install the Tracker Boyfriend smartphone partner. In the settings it needs to enter your phone number to where to send text messages with the desired information about the location of those being tracked.

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To receive a message with the location, you need to send a certain code via SMS to the phone tracked. Ie: in addition to the application have to be installed on the victim’s phone and stay visible, we still need to send a text message to the person. “With the consent of both you install Tracker Boyfriend handset free on it,” says the app’s description Play.

Thus, the question of “espionage” just does not exist, because the user being tracked will know you are watching. The comment of user Anddry Silva, the application page on Google Play, sums it up: “Guys, there’s no way to hide the app in cel boyfriend? If no, what’s the use? “.

As the questioning is obvious, developers Tracker Boyfriend talk about it now in the app description on Google Play. According to them, the hidden tracking mode has been removed due to rules Store Android: “Due to the policies of Google Play, it was necessary to remove the hidden mode Tracker”. Ie: it works, but it is good to enter into an agreement with your partner before.

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