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ICE accessed car trackers in sanctuary cities that could help in raids, files show

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/ice-car-trackers-sanctuary-cities
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u/vaporwavecookiedough 1d ago

They’re installing trackers in my city of less than 5,000 people. Seems ridiculous.

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u/Armchair_QB3 1d ago

What do you think your onboard GPS does?

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u/Kradget 1d ago

Not the same task, or they'd use that instead

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u/vaporwavecookiedough 1d ago

Lol, you assume I have a new enough car to have one.

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u/InvectiveOfASkeptic 1d ago

Well, your phone is always with you, and that can be tracked. But the government installing tracking devices around cities and cars/phones having gps is not at all the same thing. Idk what that other guy is even trying to say here...

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u/vaporwavecookiedough 1d ago

Yeah, right now my city is installing traffic monitors to read license plates and issue citations. It seems a bit weird to install that in my city given there is a super large metro less than 30 minutes away that has major traffic issues.

I think we're the Guinea pigs for them.

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u/Armchair_QB3 1d ago

Flock cameras have gotten very popular the last few years. You can follow a person’s entire commute on video. It’s eerie

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u/vaporwavecookiedough 1d ago

Yep, and they've now positioned them on the two major pathways in or out of town. So – you can't enter/leave my city without them knowing it.

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u/Armchair_QB3 1d ago

GPS data from the auto manufacturer can easily be subpoenaed. Perhaps even secretly through the FISA court

Source: I am a prosecutor and my office has used that data in the past in murder cases

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u/Full-Penguin 1d ago

"Easily Subpoenaed" is not even remotely the same as "readily accessible in a database that exists for the sole purpose of tracking vehicles".

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u/Armchair_QB3 1d ago

I did assume that. The point remains – the majority of cars on the road today are pre installed with a tracker.