Deep@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

A hacker built a tool to track police officers. Then he tried to warn them

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A hacker built a tool to track police officers. Then he tried to warn them

Deep@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

A security flaw means the location of devices used by police, potentially including undercover officers and those travelling home, is visible to anyone with a phone or laptop.

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We pay these people a mountain of money to terrorize us with incompetence.

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