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I run Android Lollipop. I know that if I have enabled networking, and I enable "Location" in my menu, NSA is able to pinpoint exactly where I am and where I went and is able to show it on maps of Google.

The problem is that I don't have any mobile networking contract, nor I have enough money on prepaid to keep me connected to Google's servers. I still need to get tracked to prove my employee that I've been where I've been.

Any ideas on how to do that? Could I be tracked by my mobile network without internet? Or something?

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Practical options for (Android Lollipop, no mobile-data plan)

Android can record places without an active data connection. Setting Location -> Mode to “Device only” makes the phone use GPS/sensors (no network assistance), so a phone can log positions offline (it’s slower on a cold start). See Google’s Android location settings. ()

Two reliable routes to get a map of where the phone has been:

  • Built-in Timeline (Location History): when Timeline is enabled the device regularly saves precise locations locally and can optionally back up an encrypted copy to Google when a connection is available. If Timeline was on during the trip the device may already have the records to export later. See Google’s Timeline/Location History docs. ()
  • Local GPS logging: run a GPS-logging app that writes GPX/KML files to the phone (no internet needed). Example: GPSLogger (open-source) records and exports GPX/KML/CSV and can upload later to cloud storage once online. Exported GPX/KML can be opened in Google Earth, Google My Maps, or converted for presentation. (github.com)

If Timeline or Takeout JSON/KML needs converting or visualizing, local browser tools exist that map/export Timeline data to CSV/KML/GPX so an employer-friendly map or CSV can be produced. (github.com)

A note on network tracking and “proof”: the mobile operator logs which cell sites a SIM/phone used (Cell Site Location Information, CSLI) even without internet; those records are what authorities and carriers can produce and are often treated as official evidence, subject to legal process (see Carpenter v. United States for context). For the strongest, verifiable proof an operator-issued record or time-stamped GPX exported from a reputable logger is best. (criminallegalnews.org)

Quick offline workflow (Lollipop):

  1. Turn Location on and choose Device only.
  2. Install/start a GPS logger (start before travel).
  3. Keep the logger running and allow GPS lock (open sky).
  4. Export GPX/KML and produce a map (Google My Maps/Google Earth).
  5. If needed, request carrier CSLI for an official record.

Cautions: GPS/EXIF/GPX files can be edited; for formal verification, carrier records or notarized/exported logs from well-known apps are stronger.

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