A federal class-action lawsuit filed nowadays in San Francisco by an Albany resident alleges that BART police enjoy been secretly collecting data that can identify private cell phones and track the mobile devices of anyone who has downloaded the "BART Watch" app.
According to the lawsuit, the agency has been "secretly amassing tens of thousands of cellular identifiers linked to personally identifiable information."
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The transit district rolled out the BART Watch app in August 2014 as a means for riders to report criminal activity and other concerns.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com