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@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Thanks to a software program called "Tangles," #police—sheriffs, Texas state cops, and even #ICE—can follow the location of your smartphone without a warrant.

Yet, we know little about how it has been used. Here's what our investigation revealed: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/

#privacy #tech #surveillance #Texas #politics #USpol #news

The Texas Observer

Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.

One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.
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