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I am a lawyer but I still don’t understand how these warrants can be constitutional (or legal). Doesn’t it have to be specific in its request, “identifying the

I am a lawyer but I still don’t understand how these warrants can be constitutional (or legal). Doesn’t it have to be specific in its request, “identifying the person or property”? First, google would have to search its entire systems for the specific location, then narrow down to the specific time. (I know it’s probably the same search. But wouldn’t that be too broad and not “identifying” enough for the warrant?

roywiggins 7y ago
Looks like the question is going to be tested in court: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-used-google-location-data-find-accused-bank-robber-he-n1086836 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-used-google-loca... via https://twitter.com/OrinKerr/status/1198015172289261568 https://twitter.com/OrinKerr/status/1198015172289261568