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		yborg on March 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: To find suspects, police quietly turn to Google No idea if this is true, but could be for security. If you log in to Gmail in Des Moines and then an hour later from Moldavia, something might be up.

js2 on March 18, 2018 | [–]

Geolocating the IP should be sufficient for that; no need for the phone to relay its physical location. I would think.

pmorici on March 18, 2018 | [–]

Sure, this is about a layman's expectations though not whether or not they have a sufficient reason.

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