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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by pocksuppet on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @07:24PM (#47432650)
All of it is legal, and incentivised. Is it any surprise?
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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by autoexec on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @08:16PM (#47433071)
US companies don't even care if something is illegal as long as they know the slap on the wrist they get will be a small fraction of they money they made with crime. Most of the time the US government just wants a cut of the action. Google alone has spent billions in fines.
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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by lmeyerov on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @08:02PM (#47432963)
*legal in the US
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