Newbie here with a question.  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: Newguydumbass
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 20, 2025, 03:26:52 pm
content: Hi everyone. I bought a gps tracker( Salind 11 4g Gps tracker). My question is, how can I use this to track my car in case it's stolen while also keeping it untraceable back to me in case the person finds the tracker? ( I live in a bad city with gang members all over) . I don't want to have the chance of the thief to trace back to me. The tracker requires a sim card. I'm willing to purchase a different tracker if need be. I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to this. Thanks guys!

author: brucehoult
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2025, 09:08:01 pm
content: Write a summary of your question in the subject line, don't just say you have a question or ask if you can ask a question.You are wasting the time of everyone who does not know the answer or had no interest in this question, making them open the post to find out what it is about.And, quite likely, also causing people who MIGHT be interested or able to help to skip the post.

author: RJSV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2025, 10:26:53 pm
content: I guess at first this subject looks more like a reddit question, as a consumer. But we get lots of technology-related questions, that don't go deep into actual devices.First start might have to be contacting the original manufacturer, asking if they provide a switch input, just maybe say you prefer to switch the thing off, when traveling to divorce attorney's offices, but want the thing trace-able at other times....See what they say ! (Courtesy dictates that you follow up by letting members know how that turned out, for their time spent).- - - Rick-Jack

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2025, 10:41:42 pm
content: I believe you can edit your original post to give it a more meaningful subject title.

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2025, 01:00:46 am
content: It only takes one corrupt cop willing to run plates or VINs for gang members, and the thief can find you anyway, without a tracker, if the vehicle is registered to you. OTOH a casual thief wont care - steal car, use it for crime then dump it - and a professional thief working for a gang export or chop-shop operation will be well used to dealing with trackers, and will probably activate a jammer as a matter of routine before taking a stolen car anywhere near the chop-shop or wherever they ship the cars from. They don't have any reason to come after you as trackers are very common on high end vehicles, leased vehicles and vehicles being bought on credit.OTOH if you are stupid enough to leave your house or business keys or access cards in a high end vehicle, they may target you for robbery, as there's probably papers with your address somewhere in the vehicle, or they can get the registered address as above.

author: kite31
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2025, 01:20:56 am
content: Apart from the unlikelihood a thief might try to trace your home whereabouts through it (odds are they stole it from there anyway), if you happened to be using it to track a partner then they won't need technology to figure out it is you so you won't need to turn it off on the way to the divorce attorney.

author: abeyer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2025, 02:56:19 am
content: Quote from: Newguydumbass on September 20, 2025, 03:26:52 pmIf a thief already has your car they can trace it back to you by busting your glovebox open and reading your insurance & registration, or any number of other bits of personal detritus you're likely to have in your own car.I think the only way this question makes sense is if you reword it to "How can I use this to tracksomeone else'scar while keeping it untraceable back to me"

author: Andy Chee
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2025, 04:13:22 am
content: I don't believe the intent of the OP.It sounds more like that the OP is the actual thief or stalker, and wants to GPS tag a vehicle in order to follow it back to the garage/residence, where the OP can steal the vehicle or assault his ex-girlfriend/ex-wife.In this case, the OP certainly does NOT want the GPS tag being traced back to them.And as such, the obfuscation by the OP is understandable.