Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by juggina on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:13AM
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Could they get a warrant for that data anyway?
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Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by _alternator_ on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:16AM
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Not if you don't have the data. This is one of the reasons that google changed how it tracked people's data.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by giantg2 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:39AM
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Why get a warrant when you can just buy it?
This whole data economy has significantly undermined privacy, including 4th amendment protections.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by nwatson on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:14AM
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Admissible evidence probably requires parallel construction and then a warrant. The purchased data is the catalyst but not legally actionable.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by voakbasda on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:06AM
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Parallel construction like that is unambiguously fruit from the poison tree. It should never be allowed, and the fact that it is used routinely is one of the many ongoing travesties in the US.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by eszed on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:26AM
(#47935908)
My understanding is that it would be, if admitted to. That's where the parallel comes in: establish an evidentiary trail that's plausible enough to withstand defense scrutiny, and count on the court itself (ie, judge) not to dig any deeper.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by some_furry on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:32AM
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Right, but since that's the world we have today, our threat models should all account for it until we can meaningfully change things.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by duskdozer on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @01:44AM
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That's the "parallel" part. They're using information that they aren't allowed to use but are constructing an alternate path to get to the same conclusion with information they could be allowed to use, even though they didn't.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by giantg2 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:13AM
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Do you have a ruling that says they can't used purchased data?
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by alistairSH on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:42AM
(#47934483)
How would they select which women get warrants served if they don't have some basic cycle-tracking data?
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by pdpi on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:38AM
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You can't (in theory) get a warrant "just because", you need to state the grounds for the search in your application for a warrant.
Re:Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
by 2ndorderthought on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:32AM
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What reason would they have to ask for a warrant without that data?