The phrase "only sold to law enforcement", when used to describe a piece of technology, directly translates as:

- no transparency
- minimal accountability
- users are not answerable to citizen oversight
- government oversight will dictate which use is permissible and which isn't
- remember Pegasus?

This is how we should read the Location X story,
- here: arstechnica.com/information-te…
- and here: 404media.co/inside-the-u-s-gov…
- and here: notus.org/technology/cell-phon…

#surveillance #advertisingid

It’s Possible to Track Someone’s Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic. And It’s Legal Too.

A company got access to a mobile phone-tracking tool used by law enforcement and U.S. government agencies across the country. They found significant privacy vulnerabilities.

^{Byron Tau (NOTUS)}