Here's Why The DOJ Wants Tech Giants To Fork Over Gun Owners' Information

[Sighlass]

We had a article someone posted about using a phone app to calibrate guns not long ago... I couldn't find the article to tie into this one...

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The Department of Justice on Thursday filed a court order stating they want Apple and Google to hand over the information of more than 10,000 gun owners. The DOJ wants information of gun owners who use the mobile app called Obsidian 4, which allows rifle owners to calibrate their scope using their cell phone, Forbes reported.

The government wants users' data as part of a larger immigration and customs enforcement investigation into breaches of weapons export regulations. Specifically, the DOJ is looking into illegal exports of American Technologies Network Corp's, the owner of Obsidian 4, scopes. 

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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/09/07/doj-demands-apple-and-google-turn-over-gun-owners-information-n2552743

[txradioguy]

I'm sure the government has only the best of intentions for all 10K names. 

Wonder why they didn't jsut ask for the specific users whom they believed were doing something illegal?

[EdJames]

I don't like this for a number of reasons....  but if they are focused on the possible export regulations violations, why didn't they limit the request to non-US IP addresses?

 

[skeeter]

No firearm aps for me. I won't even discuss what I own on this forum.

Don't put anything past these guys.

[verga]

None of their damn business.