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Montreal Police Monitored iPhone of La Presse Journalist Patrick Lagacé

by St-Clock on 10/31/16, 3:51 PM with 2 comments

• by St-Clock on 10/31/16, 3:52 PM

  "A tracking warrant also allowed the SPVM to activate the GPS chip in the iPhone to know exactly where Lagacé was, admitted two investigators in charge of the file."

  How is this possible? You carrier can activate your GPS chip? And then the GPS sends its coordinates to your carrier?