Can lyricless songs be tracked?
Anonymous texting apps like TextFree and TextNow offer users a degree of anonymity. But can anonymous texting apps be traced back to an individual when used for harassment or other malicious purposes? While the average person cannot trace a number from a texting app, anonymous texting apps and textless numbers can be traced through law enforcement or our researchers who specialize in identifying anonymous users throughfake phone numbers, fake apps, ProtonMail and more.
Can lyricless songs be tracked? Yes, text-free songs can be tracked.
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How texting apps work
Most texting apps assign users a new random phone number. When you communicate through a texting app like the Phoner app, your calls and texts are anonymous because your identity is hidden byforward messages via other telephone numbers. Text messaging apps offer strict privacy protections to ensure user privacy.
But this privacy has a limit. When the SMS app services are usedchikane via smsFor example, authorities can request text messaging apps like Text Free and TextNow to hand over user information associated with a specific phone number.
This user information allows you to identify who used the phone number. Other text messaging apps such as Signal, Skype, Telegram, WhatsApp and Viber can also be traced back to a person.
Can texting apps be tracked by police?
Yes, police can trace phone numbers from anonymous texting apps such asText-free, and TextNow, back to an individual via a valid court order. Unfortunately, most police departments don't understand the technology or even know where to start investigating.
In mid-2023, our founder Michael Roberts secured the release of two women from unrelated cases. They had been jailed after being falsely accused of sending violent threats to other people. Neither the police, the prosecutor, nor even the defense attorneys knew how to investigate. The women were presumed guilty and paid the price for the government's incompetence. Michael not only got the women released, but also proved that their accusers were sending the messages to themselves to trap them (Read the case study).
If a victim convinces police to investigate, spoofing apps must provide user information that allows police to trace a number to a person.
If you use texting apps for unethical or illegal purposes, they will not protect you. Law enforcement agencies or our team may identify the user.
Apps like TextNow keep permanent logs of each song's usage, as described inTextNow Politics.
TextNow may retain certain portions of your personal information to a) detect or resolve certain issues, including but not limited to issues related to security, fraud, and spam; b) comply with applicable laws, and in particular telecommunications legislation; c) taking actions solely for internal purposes, such as for archive backups and to improve TextNow's products and services, and d) as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.
Some of this information includes:
- When the phone number is registered
- The account information you used to sign up for the app and which is associated with the phone number
- The IP address of the device when the app was used
- The unique identifier of the device
Even if a user signs up with a fake email and uses a VPN when using the app, the information provided by the company will still give you unique information such as device information and more. Even if VPNs and other proxies are used, it is very difficult to remain completely anonymous while using these services.
How to track a TextFree song
You can trace a TextFree number through the police, who can subpoena the texting app to obtain the account information. This can also be done through a lawyer and a court order.
However, police resources are scarce and often cannot assist in retrieving TextNow or TextFree data unless there are serious threats or crimes involved. Most people who contacted us first contacted the police but were unable to help.
Our researchers, who specialize in identifying anonymous users through emails such asProtonMail, social media and texting apps can help you identify the person behind the harassment through anonymous andfake phone numbers.
In most cases we can do this outside of court. We do this by bypassing archaic evidence discovery procedures through the subpoena process. Using our cyber researcherssocial and digital forensicsto positively identify those responsible for civil and criminal offenses related to the use of the Internet and text messaging apps. There have been cases where we have saved our clients tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and shortened the length of the case.
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