[ExI] Government tracking devices

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Just in case you hadn't already realised, your mobile phone is a
government tracking device.

<https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-google-geofence-warrant-january-6/>

Quote:
Mark Harris   Nov 28, 2022

A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000
devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US
Capitol.

A filing in the case of one of the January 6 suspects, David Rhine,
shows that Google initially identified 5,723 devices as being in or
near the US Capitol during the riot. Only around 900 people have so
far been charged with offenses relating to the siege.

The filing suggests that dozens of phones that were in airplane mode
during the riot, or otherwise out of cell service, were caught up in
the trawl. Nor could users erase their digital trails later. In fact,
37 people who attempted to delete their location data following the
attacks were singled out by the FBI for greater scrutiny.
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It looks like for safety your mobile phone should never leave your home.
'Burner' or no-name phones may become more popular.

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