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Phone Tracking: Sources And Methods
Review the main data sources investigators use to reconstruct where a phone moved after an incident.
Step 1 / 8CDR: Call Detail Records
Every call, SMS, and data session leaves a carrier log with the serving cell, timestamp, IMSI, and IMEI. Investigators can request these records, and each tower ID places the phone in a specific sector at that moment.
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