SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM / CAPABILITY

Babel Street Locate X / commercial location intelligence

Locate X uses commercially obtained mobile-advertising location data to support device-location analysis. FOIA litigation and released records document federal contracts involving CBP and ICE.

NATIONWIDE / APPLIES IN ILCOLLECTS IL RESIDENT DATA
RUNG
infrastructure
STATUS
DOCUMENTED FEDERAL USE

HOW YOU ENCOUNTER IT

Where the surveillance relationship begins

Carrying a mobile device whose apps or advertising ecosystem generate commercially available advertising/location telemetry.

DATA

What it can collect or process

  • Mobile advertising identifier
  • Device location history
  • Geofence-associated location events

DATA FLOW

What happens to the information

  1. 1Mobile/app advertising ecosystem generates telemetry
  2. 2Commercial data supply chain aggregates location data
  3. 3Locate X makes location intelligence queryable
  4. 4Authorized government users may access the commercial service

RELATED ENTITIES

Operators, vendors, programs, and platforms

Babel StreetvendorLocate XplatformU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionagencyU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementagency

SOURCES

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