From Francesca D'Annunzio: Police—sheriffs, Texas state cops, and even ICE—can follow the location of your smart phone without a warrant.
Yet, we know little about how this software has been used. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/
Presented with support from Pulitzer Center.
#surveillance #tech #police #Texas #politics #USpol #news
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