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Re:With a single wiretap, police collected 9.2M text messages by wongarsu on Sunday June 30, 2019 @08:40AM (#20317889)
> it's always there by the mere fact of you having cell service.

The current location is known by necessity. There is no technical reason to keep a history of past locations.

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Re:With a single wiretap, police collected 9.2M text messages by mehrdadn on Sunday June 30, 2019 @08:46AM (#20317915)
I didn't say there is a technical reason for keeping a history. I said doing so is not "wiretapping".
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