Feds Demand Apple And Google Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App

Here's the official BS line
"t'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."

Reminds me of the "Metadata" lie that was perpetuated about monitoring state-side phonecalls of US citizens.
 
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Ok I read the whole article. First, if it is indeed an export scenario then why would the company exporting ever download and install the app? If this were just a case of the a few friends sending others a couple scopes then I can't imagine how ICE or the anyone else in the government would even know unless they were eavesdropping on ev...ver...ree.......
 
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Goofyfoot2001 said:
Ok I read the whole article. First, if it is indeed an export scenario then why would the company exporting ever download and install the app? If this were just a case of the a few friends sending others a couple scopes then I can't imagine how ICE or the anyone else in the government would even know unless they were eavesdropping on ev...ver...ree.......
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^^this^^
 
They included shipments to Canada, the Netherlands and Hong Kong where the necessary licenses hadn’t been obtained.

Kinda moot, isn't it? Chinese copies will be out within the year. ;)
 
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