Location tracking, meet abortion bans – authoritarians have too much power

‘The company most likely knows a hell of a lot about you and everyone else in your household.’ Photograph: Guardian Design, Getty Images

The abortion surveillance state

Ever heard of Babel Street? Unless you’re a data and analytics enthusiast, it’s likely you haven’t. The Virginia-based technology company isn’t a household name the way that Google and Facebook are. And yet the company most likely knows a hell of a lot about you and everyone else in your household.