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Google ‘Geofence’ Law Enforcement Searches Rejected – Android Headlines
Federal courts in Chicago have now rejected ‘geofence’ searches to Google on three occasions. As reported by Arstechnia this means law enforcement
Federal courts in Chicago have now rejected ‘geofence’ searches to Google on three occasions. As reported by Arstechnia this means law enforcement agencies now cannot simply ask Google for this information.
‘Geofence’ searches if granted require Google to supply a list of smartphones in a 100m radius of an area. This all comes after a massive increase in ‘geofence’ requests over the last few years.
Law enforcement authorities naturally want as much access to information as possible and have ar…
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