The Department of Justice filed a court order last week asking Apple and Google for the names, telephone numbers and IP addresses of people who downloaded an app used to control rifle scopes. The app ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered Google and Apple to turn over personal data of users of a gun scope app, according to a report from Forbes. The app, Obsidian 4, is used to remotely operate ...

Federal investigators have demanded information belonging to at least 10,000 users of a gun scoping app from Apple and Google. As reported by Forbes, the unprecedented data demand revolves around a ...

Senior writer at Forbes covering cybercrime, privacy and surveillance. This article is more than 6 years old. The federal order calls for the release on the data of users who downloaded apps used to ...

If you've ever downloaded a gun scope app called Obsidian 4, the Department of Justice wants to know about it. Rather than asking, it's trying to order the app maker to hand over your personal data.