미국 DOJ, Apple과 Google에 차량 개조 앱 사용자 10만 명 이상 신원 공개 요구

The DOJ's demand for 100,000+ users' personal data from the EZ Lynk emissions-cheating app represents an unprecedented scale of government access to consumer data, raising critical Fourth Amendment concerns about necessity and proportionality in regulatory enforcement. Rather than targeting actual violators, this blanket approach to user identification pits regulatory authority against digital privacy rights, with platforms and privacy advocates warning of dangerous precedent. The outcome could fundamentally reshape how regulators access personal data through app ecosystems across industries, marking a potential turning point in the relationship between enforcement and consumer privacy protection.