> it's looking like it wasn't the spy drones, or facial recognition AI, or the internet data collection that caught this guy, and instead it was just some rando

> it's looking like it wasn't the spy drones, or facial recognition AI, or the internet data collection that caught this guy, and instead it was just some random dude at a McDonald's who recognized him and called the police. This is the official story.[1] Maybe he just had the cellphone with him all the time. [1] unless he was dressed in the same way when he entered McDonalds.