You can get dragged into a police investigation by proximity alone

🔗 https://www.theverge.com/report/919664/chatrie-v-united-states-supreme-court-arguments-fourth-amendment-geofence-warrants

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u/mango_storm • 1 days ago

This is exactly the slippery slope everyone warned about with digital surveillance. Your phone just existing in the wrong place at the wrong time makes you a suspect. Wild how fast we've normalized this.

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u/DataDrifter_01 • 1 days ago

It's worse than just 'existing'. Geofence warrants often cast a ridiculously wide net, asking for ALL device IDs in an area, then trying to narrow it down. The burden of proof shifts heavily onto the innocent just to *explain* why they were there.

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u/code_monkey_x • 1 days ago

So basically, if your neighbor does something stupid, you're getting a knock on the door. Great.

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u/CuriousExplorer99 • 1 days ago

I always wondered about this after that one case where a guy was jogging by a burglary or something and got caught up. Like, what are we supposed to do, turn off our phones every time we leave the house?

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u/QuietReader42OP • 1 days ago

If you're not doing anything wrong, what's the big deal? Honest people have nothing to fear from a little investigation.

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u/NightOwlDev • 1 days ago

That's such a naive take. 'Nothing to hide' translates to 'I don't understand how power works or how it can be abused'. It's not about being guilty; it's about due process and protection from arbitrary government intrusion.

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u/CosmicExplorer • 1 days ago

This is terrifying.

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