Illegal Use
As with many law enforcement tools, LI systems may be subverted for illicit purposes. This occurred in Greece during the 2004 Olympics. The telephone operator Vodafone Greece was fined US$1,000,000 in 2006 for failing to secure its systems against unlawful access.
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