Anybody with $29 can track a target by leveraging everyone else's iPhone. Whether the target uses a phone or not is of no consequence. Batman showed us the future and Apple delivered.[0] [0] [this video]
Agreed, old news. Also think about apartment buildings with coax [link] "Human intruder detection with Leaky Coaxial cables for wide area surveillance system" 2011 [link] Paranoid memes below [this video] [link]
So far the courts have determined that since providers invade their customer privacy of their own free will with no incentive or coersion by any government agency, that it is not a search by the goverment. It's just your friendly trillion dollar tech company putting on a mask and cape and engaging in a bit of vigilante fun. You know? Like batman! ( [this video] )
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