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PrivacyEnglish · 11 days ago

'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data

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'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data

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PrivacyEnglish · 11 days ago

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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.

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You change the text? That’s only on the user side, right?
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  I can’t imagine that the terms are sent back to the server, only the clicked_agree=True
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  It is. It’s pointless.
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  Yes. As far as I’ve seen, it never changes what gets sent to the server, which is why I’m able to get away with it.

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