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Re:FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol by enriquto on Saturday January 23, 2021 @05:22PM (#25886697)
> The question is what the non-crime use case is.

To protect against a tyrannical government.

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Re:FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol by dhosek on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:28AM (#25942186)
In the case of a tyrannical government, it would be easy to detect use of this service and the tyrannical government would have an easy way of identifying "enemies of the state."
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