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		SturgeonsLaw on Sept 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Senate’s email system melts down in face of sec... "You guys all have phones right?" The gov could write an app, installed on every senator's phone, that tracks their location as needed. Perhaps the senators might be against such invasive surveillance? Then I'd hope their voting record on such bills matches their privacy concerns when they're the ones affected.

Angostura on Oct 2, 2023 [–]

That gives location. Not status. So it tells you whether they are in the building, but not if they are fine, injured, incapacitated or unconscious.

Moreover, lets say the senators have a mixed record on massive invasion of privacy. You need a system that covers everyone

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