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Can Police Track Text App Numbers. Its possible your burn. Can police track a texting app. I know someone who had this happen to him. Raz the apps youre talking about are the same as the SMS APIs I mentioned they keep a log of all sent messages and their origin IPs sure that can be defeated by Tor but Verizon would at least tell the SMS came from that SMS API company contact them to get the actual IP of the user who used their app to send it.
User42178 Jan 21. These are used by law and enforcement establishment in various countries. The app can be combined with another app YouMail to convey out of service messaging before hanging up on an intruder. You can use it for secure text messages texting groups and voice and video calls. I was asking if the police have the capability to trace the phone number to the real phone number or IP address and if anyone has experience with something like that while using the app. They are randomly generated or chosen by the user.
For those unaware WhatsApp collects some metadata of users which could be passed on to law enforcement agencies if a request is made through proper channel.
Heres a detailed guide to securing Signal. I know someone who had this happen to him. Many apps keep track of your info including texts and pictures from the burn number. User42178 Jan 21. But dont think you can use it to get away with anything illegal. And that anonymous number can be traced back to you with a simple search warrant.