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Secret Service Tracking People’s Locations without Warrant

Posted on November 21, 2024

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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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