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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by jmpman on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:56PM (#21775681)
Not sure if I want to live my life like I’m planning a bank robbery at any minute. Seems more effective to petition your representative to restrict use of this data.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by shoes_for_thee on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:48PM (#21776895)
the fucked up part is that the government is apparently living their life as if you're planning a bank robbery any minute.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by ColanR on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:11PM (#21775859)
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much difference between that and just trying to enjoy a modicum of privacy.
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Re:Google Gives Feds 1,500 Phone Locations in Unprecedented ... by a1369209993 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:44PM (#21776861)
Well the assumption when proposing a plan is that we want the plan to actually accomplish something. If we don't care about effectiveness, then "ignore the problem and hope it goes away" is clearly the best option.
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