Privacy advocates gained access to a powerful tool bought by U.S. law enforcement agencies that can track smartphone locations around the world. Abortion clinics, places of worship, and individual people can all be monitored without a warrant.

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.

  • DancingBearEnglish
    593·
    2 months ago

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

    • actually@lemmy.worldEnglish
      307·
      2 months 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.worldEnglish
        71·
        2 months 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.