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

submitted 2 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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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We’re kind of seeing that with those private jet trackers. But that’s not changing anything except getting those accounts banned from social media.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think those just need to move to have their own independent sites instead of basing their operations on social media. Ultimately what they're doing is entirely legal, but it's way too easy for some asshat billionaire to pull some strings to get them pulled from a platform.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Yep. Spin up your own website and throw a couple YouTube ads out into the world. We'll have legislation drafted making this illegal before your first server bill comes due.