A coalition of tech giants, including Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, have pledged support for a New York bill that would ban the use of controversial search warrants that can identify people based on their location data and internet search keywords. In a brief statement, the coalition known as Reform Government Surveillance said it “supports the adoption of New York Assembly Bill A84A, the Reverse Location Search Prohibition Act, which would prohibit the use of reverse location and… Source link
Read More »Google, Microsoft and Yahoo back New York ban on controversial search warrants
A coalition of tech giants, including Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, have pledged support for a New York bill that would ban the use of controversial search warrants that can identify people based on their location data and internet search keywords. In a brief statement, the coalition known as Reform Government Surveillance said it “supports the adoption of New York Assembly Bill A84A, the Reverse Location Search Prohibition Act, which would prohibit the use of reverse location and reverse… Source link
Read More »Google, Snapchat warrants lead police to teen arson suspects
DENVER (KDVR) — With a family of five dead in an unsolved house fire, night-vision images of the masked suspects haunted the metro for months — until Google led police to the accused killers. At age 16, Kevin Bui and Gavin Seymour — along with another teen charged as a juvenile — were arrested on counts of first-degree murder and more in the August 2020 killings in Green Valley Ranch. It took months before a break in the case, with the community fearful it was a targeted… Source link
Read More »Warrants reportedly issued for Deshaun Watson’s social media
A judge signed three search warrants for some of Deshaun Watson‘s social-media accounts, including Instagram and Cash App, back in October, according to a report from ABC13.com. Watson has been accused in a series of 22 known civil suits of indecent behavior with massage therapists. Although he has not been charged with any criminal complaints, Watson has not suited up for the Houston Texans while the legal process plays out. This action, however, would suggest that Houston police have been… Source link
Read More »Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands – TechCrunch
For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. The figures, published Thursday, reveal that Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of all U.S. warrants that Google receives. The data shows that the vast majority of geofence warrants are obtained… Source link
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