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Illinois Bought Invasive Phone Location Data from Banned Broker Safegraph

15 pointsby glitcherover 3 years ago

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m-watsonover 3 years ago
Yea this data purchasing is a pretty extensive problem, used at all levels. I like EFF and think they do good work. Hopefully they, and other organizations, can help figure this out.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2020&#x2F;08&#x2F;secret-service-other-agencies-buy-access-to-mobile-phone-location-data&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2020&#x2F;08&#x2F;secret-service-o...</a><p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2021&#x2F;01&#x2F;military-intelligence-buys-location-data-instead-of-getting-warrants-memo-shows&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2021&#x2F;01&#x2F;military-intelli...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2020&#x2F;12&#x2F;how-your-digital-trails-wind-up-in-the-hands-of-the-police&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2020&#x2F;12&#x2F;how-your-digital...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2020&#x2F;07&#x2F;cbp-does-end-run-around-warrants-simply-buys-license-plate-reader-data&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2020&#x2F;07&#x2F;cbp-does-end-run...</a><p>[4]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2021&#x2F;03&#x2F;one-company-wants-to-sell-the-feds-location-data-from-every-car-on-earth&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2021&#x2F;03&#x2F;one-company-want...</a><p>[5] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brennancenter.org&#x2F;our-work&#x2F;analysis-opinion&#x2F;federal-agencies-are-secretly-buying-consumer-data" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brennancenter.org&#x2F;our-work&#x2F;analysis-opinion&#x2F;fede...</a><p>[6] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vox.com&#x2F;recode&#x2F;22565926&#x2F;police-law-enforcement-data-warrant" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vox.com&#x2F;recode&#x2F;22565926&#x2F;police-law-enforcement-d...</a><p>[7] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;police-buying-hacked-data-bypassing-legal-processes-2020-7" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;police-buying-hacked-data-by...</a><p>[8] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;futurism.com&#x2F;the-byte&#x2F;cops-buying-social-media-location-data-without-warrant" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;futurism.com&#x2F;the-byte&#x2F;cops-buying-social-media-locat...</a>