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submitted 1 month ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

Our electoral system results in a choice between two candidates, and both are fine with it.

[-] itsJoelle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And more over the electorate is calcified along party lines where the outcomes for either side is perceived as being stark and dire. I suspect this means concerns like these might get stifled even if it is held by both parties.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was just traveling in the UK and I had this discussion more than once having to explain why our options are always terrible and ignoring issues voters want addressed.

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