Life360 Comes At You Fast — Cops Convince Arson Suspect’s Kid To Give Up Dad’s Location On Family Tracking App

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Life360 is one of many family tracking apps on the market, but cops used the app to trace an arson suspect in the City of Barre, Vermont, by convincing his son to hand over his location information, Forbes has learned from a just-released search warrant

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Share to facebookA screenshot from the search warrant on Life360 data, showing a fire in the City of Barre, Vermont.Department of Justice

Given Life360 effectively turns a smartphone into a mini surveillance device, akin to a police GPS tracker but for families, cops could find many uses for it. Hill had previously worked at the factory, investigators said, and was initially a suspect after video surveillance captured footage of his car in the area around the time of the fire. The blaze ended up destroying much of the building and what was inside, with police estimating financial losses at"well over a million dollars," according to the search warrant.in late January. The cops aren't just relying on what they saw on the son's phone, though.

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