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Tangles + Webloc — Location Data Brokers
Location Data Brokers

Tangles + Webloc

OSINT plus warrantless phone-location tracking for ICE.

PenLink's Tangles mines social and open-source data on targets, while its Webloc add-on tracks phones from commercially purchased location data — letting ICE and police monitor people and follow their movements without a warrant.

What it does

  • ▸OSINT profiling
  • ▸Commercial location tracking
  • ▸No warrant required
  • ▸Wiretap & call analysis

Where it's deployed

  • ◍ICE, DHS & local police (reported)

Agencies using it

ICEFBILocal LE

Abuses & incidents

Abuse

Warrantless location tracking for ICE

2026

Reporting documented PenLink supplying ICE and DHS with Webloc location tracking and Tangles OSINT, letting agents follow phones and social accounts without a warrant. Flatwater Free Press reported ICE signed a $2.3 million contract to use the two tools, which were described as deployed during high-profile immigration crackdowns in cities like Minneapolis.

Sources

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