PRETEND

S21E13 - BONUS: The Digital Trail to Epstein’s Island

Published: July 9, 2025

Duration: 13:12

What if your phone could place you at the scene of a crime—years later?


In this bonus episode of PRETEND, we uncover how nearly 200 mobile devices that visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island left behind invisible data trails. Using just a free trial from a location data broker, an outsider was able to map those devices back to homes, offices, and even gated communities across the U.S.


This episode dives into how mobile advertising IDs—those “anonymous” trackers buried inside your apps—are being used to surveil people witho...