The Secret Service has used a technology called Locate X which uses location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on phones. Because users agreed to an opaque terms of service page, the Secret Service believes it doesn't need a warrant.
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I didn’t agree to shit. If I did agree it was probably because some company twisted my arm and didn’t offer a more respectable service that doesn’t gobble up every bit of data to resell possible. Probably through every mobile carrier.
My understanding is that individual cell location data is actually protected by some court case, that’s why the pigs love big tech… they don’t need a warrant, they got a guy on the inside processing their request based on “trust me bro, daddy sam needs this data”
They don’t need a warrant because rules are for those of us who are ruled.
Their all scamming. Because praise the almighty dollar. Its like making a decent product to rob the owner. Trojan scam practices. Vote with your wallet people.