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Larry Hurwitz, a pinging platform developer, testifies from the US. (Jenni Evans/News24)
Larry Hurwitz, a pinging platform developer, testifies from the US. (Jenni Evans/News24)

The man who developed the pinging platform allegedly used for illegal tracking of targets by Nafiz Modack testified from the US on Tuesday about the capabilities of the technology, during Modack and his co-accused's murder and racketeering trial running in the Western Cape High Court.  

South African-born Larry Hurwitz testified via Teams on Tuesday before dawn in the US due to the time zone difference.

He said he initially co-founded the service My911 for use by first, second and third responders to an emergency.  

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