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Yes, but now the police have to do the work of asking, which is better than nothing.

AND a judge has to put their name on it. Granted, IDs of judges are kept secret for certain courts, BUT nothing stays secret forever, e.g. Stasi records in the former DDR.

Probable cause is a low bar, but it's quantifiably higher than no bar. What constitutes sufficient PC for a warrant is a related, but distinct issue from whether PC (however interpreted) is required at all.

As stated by another comment, now they have to create the standard paper trail for each tracking instance, which makes accountability and transparency a semi-valid possibility