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Mashable

Police may track you to an abortion clinic with this tool, report shows

Mashable
Summary
Nutrition label

69% Informative

Locate X was created by a data surveillance company called Babel Street .

The tool tracked the cell phone from an apparent residence in Alabama to a Lowe 's store, then along the highway to a church, and then eventually to an abortion clinic in Florida .

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 , Alabama has outright banned abortion in most cases.

VR Score

54

Informative language

42

Neutral language

81

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links