Geo-fence warrant
A geo-fence warrant (also known as a geofence warrant or a reverse location warrant) is a
History
Geo-fence warrants were first used in 2016.[4] Google reported that it had received 982 such warrants in 2018, 8,396 in 2019, and 11,554 in 2020.[3] A 2021 transparency report showed that 25% of data requests from law enforcement to Google were geo-fence data requests.[5] Google is the most common recipient of geo-fence warrants and the main provider of such data,[4][6] although companies including Apple, Snapchat, Lyft, and Uber have also received such warrants.[4][5]
Legality
United States
Some lawyers and privacy experts believe reverse search warrants are unconstitutional under the
Groups including the Electronic Frontier Foundation have opposed geo-fence warrants in amicus briefs filed in motions to quash such orders to disclose geo-fence data.[8]
See also
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Brewster, Thomas (December 11, 2019). "Google Hands Feds 1,500 Phone Locations In Unprecedented 'Geofence' Search". Forbes. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Bhuiyan, Johana (September 16, 2021). "The new warrant: how US police mine Google for your location and search history". The Guardian. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Geofence Warrants and the Fourth Amendment". Harvard Law Review. 134 (7). May 10, 2021.
- ^ ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- JSTOR 48617799– via JSTOR.
- ^ a b c "Geofence Warrants and the Fourth Amendment". Harvard Law Review. 134 (7). May 10, 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Jennifer; Sobel, Nathaniel (August 31, 2021). "New Federal Court Rulings Find Geofence Warrants Unconstitutional". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.