A global surveillance system, GAEN (Google/Apple Exposure Notification), continuously broadcasts smartphone locations, even when devices are off, according to an investigation. A whistleblower, "Brutus," in Central America, used a free Bluetooth scanner app to uncover devices with illegal, unregistered MAC addresses tracking individuals via device signatures and geographic encoding into "15-minute zones."
Brutus's evidence, including screenshots, shows 23 surveillance devices attributed to "Apple, Inc.," with real-time GPS and signal strength indicating tracking through concrete walls from over 300 feet. This system, initially a voluntary COVID contact tracing tool in April 2020, has become a permanent population surveillance infrastructure embedded in consumer products. Academic research from the University of Maryland corroborates Apple’s Wi-Fi Positioning System enabling mass surveillance, tracking devices in areas like Ukraine and Gaza. The article links this infrastructure to Palantir Technologies, involved in military "kill chains" and a $443 million CDC contract for population monitoring. This system facilitates individual targeting, social network mapping, population control, economic leverage, and predictive enforcement, violating FCC, GDPR, CCPA, and constitutional privacy laws.
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