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Re:To find suspects, police quietly turn to Google by yborg on Sunday March 18, 2018 @03:11PM (#16613664)
No idea if this is true, but could be for security. If you log in to Gmail in Des Moines and then an hour later from Moldavia, something might be up.
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Re:To find suspects, police quietly turn to Google by js2 on Sunday March 18, 2018 @03:17PM (#16613709)
Geolocating the IP should be sufficient for that; no need for the phone to relay its physical location. I would think.
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Re:To find suspects, police quietly turn to Google by pmorici on Sunday March 18, 2018 @03:16PM (#16613698)
Sure, this is about a layman's expectations though not whether or not they have a sufficient reason.
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