Source: Politico
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether law enforcement can conduct sweeping searches of tech companies’ databases to identify criminal suspects. The case centers on a 2018 warrant that allowed police to search Google’s records for location data on all devices near a series of robberies. Google challenged the warrant, arguing it was overly broad. The court’s ruling could impact how police use tech company data in investigations.
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The launch follows a familiar script.
Police want to use tech to solve crimes, tech companies push back on privacy concerns, and the courts get to decide how much data is too much data. The case in question involves a 2018 warrant that let police search Google’s records for location data on all devices near a series of robberies. Because what’s a few thousand innocent people’s location data among friends? The Supreme Court will decide if this kind of dragnet search is kosher. Because who doesn’t love a good fishing expedition?
Author: Evan Null
