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'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data
The Secret Service has used a technology called Locate X which uses location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on phones. Because users agreed to an opaque terms of service page, the Secret Service believes it doesn't need a warrant.
The emails provide deeper insight into the agency’s use of Locate X, a powerful surveillance capability that allows law enforcement officials to follow a phone, and person’s, precise movements over time at the click of a mouse. Senator Ron Wyden told 404 Media in a statement that “I've long argued that the Trump administration memo blessing the government's warrantless purchase of Americans' location data wasn't worth the paper it was printed on and would never withstand real legal scrutiny. “The Secret Service reportedly hid behind a flimsy claim that users consented to the sale of their location data, but even back in 2022 the agency told my office it hadn't bothered to actually verify this,” he added.
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