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Re:Military intelligence buys location data instead of getti... by x86_64Ubuntu on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:35PM (#25897344)
But it's not your data. It's data from Google, AOL, Skype and so forth. Also the 4th existing in a world of Civil Forfeiture shows how weak it is when the rubber meets the road.
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Re:Military intelligence buys location data instead of getti... by roywiggins on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:40PM (#25897376)
The recent Carpenter decision means that cellphone data held by a third party still needs a warrant to seize.

The USG argues that since the same data is already being sold commercially, they can buy it on the open market without a warrant.

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Re:Military intelligence buys location data instead of getti... by emkemp on Sunday January 24, 2021 @07:05PM (#25897536)
For the curious, the SCOTUS opinion on Carpenter v United States is here (PDF warning):

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf

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Re:Military intelligence buys location data instead of getti... by AkshatM on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:39PM (#25897367)
Note that, under the GDPR, data that is collected from you and pertains to you is considered your property. America doesn't have a similar stance on the books, but it probably should.
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