Exclusive: Feds Order Apple And Google To Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App

[Madmallard]

Own a rifle? Got a scope to go with it? The government might soon know who you are, where you live and how to reach you.

That’s because Apple and Google have been ordered by the U.S. government to hand over names, phone numbers and other identifying data of at least 10,000 users of a single gun scope app, Forbes has discovered. It’s an unprecedented move: Never before has a case been disclosed in which American investigators demanded personal data of users of a single app from Apple and Google. And never has an order been made public where the feds have asked the Silicon Valley giants for info on so many thousands of people in one go.

According to a court order filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on September 5, 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.

Exclusive: Feds Order Apple And Google To Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App

 

[Acer-m14]

didnt read that link , but seen this .. its the ATN scopes for night shooting HOGS or Yotes .. and there not fkin cheep

the one they are BSin about is on amazon for 600 .. get the Thor .. 1600 ...

 

[Grimscale]

It seems they are trying to track down people who are (supposedly) illegally exporting the rifle scopes to other Countries.
But instead of asking Google and Apple for the information on ONLY the ones utilizing the app outside of the United States, they are demanding the name, phone #, location data on EVERY person who downloaded the app, as well as what times and locations they were using it.

Why does the .gov need that information on people who are not outside the U.S. Jurisdiction?