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Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics (www.404media.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Privacy advocates got access to Locate X, a phone tracking tool which multiple U.S. agencies have bought access to, and showed me and other journalists exactly what it was capable of. Tracking a phone from one state to another to an abortion clinic. Multiple places of worship. A school. Following a likely juror to a residence. And all of this tracking is possible without a warrant, and instead just a few clicks of a mouse.

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[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 57 points 3 weeks ago

This is nothing new. Did we already forget about the Snowden leaks?

[-] actually@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

The leaks that 2% of the population got very excited about for a while, but try not to think much about? The leaks judged by many on the reputation of an obscure man living in Russia? Those leaks?

I trust my government and not things only nerds understand. Also they sound weird and made up and very scary ( said most of the people)

[-] isaaclw@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe, I think people still "know" its going on, but they forget by the allure of our smart phones, so this is a good reminder.

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

Why stop at phones? Practically every car made today has a 4g modem and gps module onboard.

[-] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

Average people were only "thinking" about it for as long as it remained in the news cycle. Once the new cycle moved on, so did they.

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