Comment by reactordev

21 days ago

Both. It’s both hyper illegal and they don’t want you to know how they do it. It’s Pegasus 2.0

Thinking on it, I suspect it's a case of a larger number of smaller techniques. Cops aren't very good at keeping secrets so it can't be something that is widely pervasive, but every department has their stupid little trick

  • It’s all about delivery. Cops don’t deal with it directly. Their department does through a vendor on a branded portal where they upload information and it does its thing.

    It’s no different than any investigative portal they use in their eyes.