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This is a nice start, but I am not sure if it helps at all with geofence warrants. See https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/google-geofence-warrants/ https://techc
by mariojv 4y ago
This is a nice start, but I am not sure if it helps at all with geofence warrants. See https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/google-geofence-warrants/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/google-geofence-warrants/
Location history is a feature that they use to help you track your personal movements, but I am guessing that they keep your location history briefly in a separate store that serves things like geofence warrants. Otherwise, their utility would be limited to the subset of users that has the feature (off by default) enabled.
Even if they don't store the location history, imagine state authorities know an abortion clinic is operating illegally and just get a warrant to track who visits for a few weeks before shutting it down. They could get the data before it gets deleted, since Google appears to be storing it at least temporarily.
These are really dark times for the future of dragnet surveillance if states do employ it in their criminalization of abortion. I hope that this sparks a conversation about digital privacy and that more people take steps to protect themselves online.