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Re:GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims by izacus on Friday July 17, 2026 @06:21AM (#48945505)
I meant - explain how would that data retrieval actually happen in real life for a domestic abuser.
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Re:GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims by inigyou on Friday July 17, 2026 @06:52AM (#48945747)
Abuser calls police and says the victim did some crime, police subpoena Google for location history.
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Re:GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims by bryan_w on Friday July 17, 2026 @12:17PM (#48949096)
How is that different from getting that data from the phone company?
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Re:GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims by inigyou on Friday July 17, 2026 @12:19PM (#48949136)
It isn't?
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Re:GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims by fragmede on Friday July 17, 2026 @07:36PM (#48953493)
The end result is the same, the abuser gets the location of their victim. More routes for the abuse to get that is worse than fewer ways for them to get it.
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