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submitted 1 year ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

Privacy advocates got access to Locate X, a phone tracking tool which multiple U.S. agencies have bought access to, and showed me and other journalists exactly what it was capable of. Tracking a phone from one state to another to an abortion clinic. Multiple places of worship. A school. Following a likely juror to a residence. And all of this tracking is possible without a warrant, and instead just a few clicks of a mouse.

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[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago

Then how you gonna take a selfie in the bed?

Seriously tho, people need phones for everything, including their calendar and map and communication with their partner.

Not bringing a phone isn't an option

[-] basmati@lemmus.org 12 points 1 year ago

There are alternatives to all of that. If you're going to do potentially illegal acts, and you don't want to rot in jail for the next however many decades until a scotus exists to set you free, take basic operational security into account and don't bring the corporate tracking device that cops can freely tap into.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago

Yes. And we need laws that provide this protection to everyone by default.

[-] basmati@lemmus.org 3 points 1 year ago

That's cute but to get those laws you have to vote third party and hope they don't get killed or bribed before passing said law. I don't see that happening until long after the US collapses, so in the meantime it makes more sense to understand how not to be a victim to a fascist government.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

In the US, yes. But this is mainstream in countries with democracies.

Anyway, of course. Stein or West or youre voting for climate catastrophe, privacy erosion, and genocide.

[-] basmati@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago

The opposite, actually, they're the only candidates, assuming you meant Stein and Claudia, that do not have any of that in their policies.

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mapquest is still around, so that solves one problem. The rest can be alleviated by communicating in person with your partner and aligning on a plan to not get tracked (like partner driving you and leaving their phone at home).

In the absence of that help, friends or family you trust. A cab? The clinic probably has a phone to hail a cab when you’re there.

Disclaimer: I’m just providing work arounds, I’m not saying they’re ideal.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Believe it or not, digital cameras exist as standalone devices.

You can also buy an rf blocking bag for your phone.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, you can. But thats the last thing on the mind of someone who is struggling to terminate a pregnancy in the US in 2024. We need something better.

[-] capital@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not bringing a phone definitely is an option.

But I suggested a burner with forwarding so that handles comms to partner.

If you can’t function without your main device for special circumstances such as this, I guess you just can’t be helped.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you want maximum privacy, you gotta nix that partner and, really, the communication. Shit, I've already said too much.

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