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IANAL but I research this stuff quite a bit.

Doxxing of federal employees' personal information in certain circumstances is technically illegal (but many people think it isn't): https://www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/doxing-arrested/

But publishing location information of where authorities happen to be in public at a certain time... I don't think is actually illegal. The Apple app author also believes he is 100% legal and is seeking to go to court over this.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2025/10/03/lega...



Another point I forgot to make (can't edit anymore)...

It could possibly be found that the government illegally pressured or "coerced" a company like Apple/Google to remove "speech" (an app) they didn't want.

https://robertslaw.org/1st-amendment-protection-against-usin...




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