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Men imprisoned for murder challenge police use of Google data to find them

Men imprisoned for murder challenge police use of Google data to find them

Two men imprisoned for killing a California gas station manager are trying to get their cases overturned by arguing that Los Angeles County investigators broke the law when they had Google scour location data about millions of devices in search of potential suspects. The appeal is part of a growing attempt by defense lawyers and privacy advocates to curtail police use of geofence warrants, an investigative tool powered by the public’s reliance on phones that track their movements. Driving… Source link

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Elon Musk says US should ‘free some people in jail for weed here too’ after Biden reportedly offered to swap a Russian arms dealer for imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner

Elon Musk says US should ‘free some people in jail for weed here too’ after Biden reportedly offered to swap a Russian arms dealer for imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner in a Russian jail cell (left), Elon Musk (right)ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (left) and JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (right) Elon Musk responded to reports of a US-Russia prisoner exchange to free WNBA player Brittney Griner. “Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?” he tweeted alongside a meme on Sunday. Griner was imprisoned in Russia after officials found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Elon Musk tweeted Sunday in… Source link

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