Ars TechnicaAn anti-porn app put him in jail and his family under surveillance
A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond.
David Hull čĄĺ¤§čĄ@arstechnica Holy crap. This is horrific.
Hannah began skipping her online therapy sessions, fearing that the probation officers would snoop on what she told her doctor. She says her 12-year-old son approached her a half-dozen times to ask things like, âMom, will Pocket Mortys get dad in trouble?â Her daughter was afraid to text with her friends, worrying that if she used bad language, her father could end up in jail. âIt was like the family was being charged with a crime,â Hannah says.
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@arstechnica This is very terrifying and such an abuse of the government. They canât even express their 1st amendment rights or even speak to their lawyer on the phone as police may use it against them.
4emili4@jubnub @arstechnica This is the end result of the PATRIOT Act. It keeps being renewed in some capacity with greater freedoms which makes counties think that it's a safety net for them.
James Chadbourne@arstechnica @analogfusion As it violates the TOS for the software, the feds should charge the state with violating the CFAA. If the tables were turned, they wouldnât hesitate to slam an individual who did this.
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Lance, Enjoying Copious Pollen@mack505 @arstechnica @eff Legal or not, data once collected is data that can potentially be misused.
Jeff Clatworthy@arstechnica State mandated spyware. That doesnât work, canât work, and isnât even designed to work as the state is using it.
@arstechnica What did they expect when they installed an app whose only purpose is to spy on its users?