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U.S. strikes deal with Google over search warrant data loss

U.S. strikes deal with Google over search warrant data loss

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it reached an agreement with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google resolving a dispute with the search engine giant over the loss of data responsive to a 2016 search warrant. The government said it was a “first-of-its-kind resolution” that would result in Google reforming “its legal process compliance program to ensure timely and complete responses to legal process such as subpoenas and search warrants.” “The department is… Source link

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Timberwolves F Taurean Prince arrested on fugitive warrant over drug charge in Miami

Timberwolves F Taurean Prince arrested on fugitive warrant over drug charge in Miami

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince was arrested at Miami International Airport on Thursday on a fugitive out-of-state warrant from Texas, according to Chris Hines of The Star Tribune. A Maimi-Dade police spokesman said Friday that the charge was related to “dangerous drugs” from a warrant out of Tarrant County, Texas — which holds Fort Worth and several other Dallas suburbs — according to NBC News. According to KSTP’s Eric Chaloux, Police said they found guns, a vape pen with… Source link

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FBI warrant for search of Trump home may involve suspected violations of Espionage Act, former chief of DOJ national security says

FBI warrant for search of Trump home may involve suspected violations of Espionage Act, former chief of DOJ national security says

The former chief of the Justice Department’s national security division said Tuesday that the FBI warrant for the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., suggests prosecutors believe they have probable cause that there may have been violations of the World War I-era Espionage Act. That law has traditionally been used to target government leakers, such as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. But it also “actually has provisions that apply to essentially the… Source link

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Google, like Amazon, will let police see your video without a warrant

Google, like Amazon, will let police see your video without a warrant

Arlo, Apple, Wyze, and Anker, owner of Eufy, all confirmed to CNET that they won’t give authorities access to your smart home camera’s footage unless they’re shown a warrant or court order. If you’re wondering why they’re specifying that, it’s because we’ve now learned Google and Amazon are doing just the opposite: they allow police to get this data without a warrant if police claim there’s been an emergency. Earlier this month my colleague Sean Hollister wrote about how… Source link

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Earl Thomas reportedly arrested after warrant issued

Earl Thomas reportedly arrested after warrant issued

Earl Thomas was reportedly arrested Friday. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) Former Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas was reportedly arrested Friday night after an arrest warrant was issued for him in late April. Thomas was reportedly arrested in Orange, Texas, after he was recognized at a restaurant, according to KOMO News in Dallas. An arrest warrant for Thomas was signed April 27. Thomas is charged with allegedly violating the protective order two or more times within 12 months, a… Source link

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The new warrant: how US police mine Google for your location and search history | US policing

The new warrant: how US police mine Google for your location and search history | US policing

It was a routine bike ride around the neighborhood that landed Zachary McCoy in the crosshairs of the Gainesville, Florida, police department. In January 2020, an alarming email from Google landed in McCoy’s inbox. Police were requesting his user data, the company told him, and McCoy had seven days to go to court and block its release. McCoy later found out the request was part of an investigation into the burglary of a nearby home the year before. The evidence that cast him as a suspect was… Source link

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