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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by SoftTalker on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @04:45PM (#47431222)
There probably was a consent, buried on page 12 in the terms of use of the app they installed at the front of your chain.
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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by ranger_danger on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @05:29PM (#47431658)
I think that practice should be illegal... they know nobody reads those.

Even the "reasonable person" standard for court would probably conclude that most people would never read it.

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