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It's almost certain that the US and UK governments are feeding the Ukraine CIA satellite data. There's no need for them to go to Google/Apple for geolocation d
by nostrademons 5y ago
It's almost certain that the US and UK governments are feeding the Ukraine CIA satellite data. There's no need for them to go to Google/Apple for geolocation data, which is significantly less reliable (why would a soldier carry a consumer cell phone with geolocation turned on?) and exposes tech companies to all sorts of questions about user trust and international legality.
- schappim 5y ago>> It's almost certain that the US and UK governments are feeding the Ukraine CIA satellite data. One would hope so. I hope the frequency is adequate. >> why would a soldier carry a consumer cell phone with geolocation turned on Social media and combatant generated content previously released would seem to indicate that perhaps we give folks too much credit for tech opsec. >> and exposes tech companies to all sorts of questions about user trust and international legality. This is the crux of the question. There is no short-medium term downside for UA to request such data, but there is downside to the tech companies.