It’s hardly a surprise when we see “Big Brother” peering over the shoulder of citizens in communist countries.
In countries like China and India, smartphones are not safe from the government’s prying eyes, and they are being used to track the movement of citizens.
Double whammy.
In the United States, and most Western cultures, the concept of personal privacy is high enough to consider data and information on a smartphone as – private. Private enough to legally keep out of governmental authorities view, unless there is a court order or part of a broader scheme of illegal activity.
Imagine if your local police scanned your iPhone as part of a routine traffic stop.
Strike that – there’s no need to imagine such activity, it’s happening in the State of Michigan.