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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      29 days ago

      I got nothing to hide.

      I’m willing to bet that they have curtains on their bedroom window…

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      29 days ago

      “Got nothing to hide” - Man wearing pants

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      29 days ago

      “why don’t you take your clothes off, then? You said you ‘have nothing to hide’, didn’t you?”

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      I’ve heard this exact same thing from a former colleague that left my company to go work at a place selling “smart” security systems 🤦🏻‍♂️