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Feds Order Apple and G00gle to hand over names of users of Obsidian 4 rifle scope app

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...over-names-of-10000-users-of-a-gun-scope-app/
According to a court order filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on 5 September, investigators want information on users of Obsidian 4, a tool used to control rifle scopes made by night vision specialist American Technologies Network Corp. The app allows gun owners to get a live stream, take video and calibrate their gun scope from an Android or iPhone device. According to the Google Play page for Obsidian 4, it has more than 10,000 downloads. Apple doesn't provide download numbers, so it's unclear how many iPhone owners have been swept up in this latest government data grab.
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Why the data grab?

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department is seeking information as part of a broad investigation into possible breaches of weapons export regulations. It’s looking into illegal exports of ATN’s scope, though the company itself isn’t under investigation, according to the order. As part of that, investigators are looking for a quick way to find out where the app is in use, as that will likely indicate where the hardware has been shipped. ICE has repeatedly intercepted illegal shipments of the scope, which is controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), according to the government court filing. They included shipments to Canada, the Netherlands and Hong Kong where the necessary licenses hadn’t been obtained.
 
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Wait wait, I thought cousin Vlad Putin’s Russia was the enemy. Better Russian than Chinese. Better Russian than

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/6/feds-demand-google-apple-deliver-info-on-10k-peopl/
Tor Ekeland, a privacy-focused lawyer, told Forbes the order could be used for a “fishing expedition.”

“The danger is the government will go on this fishing expedition and they’ll see information unrelated to what they weren’t looking for and go after someone for something else,” he told the magazine.
Good name for a privacy-focused lawyer - TOR The Onion Router
 
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