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Google Search Technique Used by Police Draws New Legal Challenge
- unyttigfjelltol 3y agoPolice try to consult Google as an oracle in this manner because Google is a search monopoly. Otherwise there would be an insufficient connection to events under investigation.
- giantg2 3y agoKeyword warrants tend to be bad because of how broad they are. In my opinion, this was different. They used a small window of time and only used "keywords" that were the personal information of the victims. That's very different from searching for "where to get an abortion". Now they have to figure out exactly where that line is and how to define it.
- d1m 3y agoit haunts and fascinates me at the same time.
- jqpabc123 3y agoIMO, the real underlying issue is the fact that Google has this sort of personalized info in their possession. Remember when the corporate line was that your personal data and search history was all anonymized? Clearly not true.
- gruez 3y ago>Remember when the corporate line was that your personal data and search history was all anonymized? Clearly not true. When was this ever claimed?
- jqpabc123 3y agohttps://policies.google.com/technologies/anonymization?hl=en-US https://policies.google.com/technologies/anonymization?hl=en...
- dataflow 3y agoEr that page is describing how anonymization happens, not where or when it happens.
- jqpabc123 3y agoOr better yet, can you prove that it ever happens at all? I know I can't. But the mere fact that they took the time to describe how does tend to corroborate that they did claim to do it.
- dataflow 3y agoI'm not sure what you expect for "proof" but elsewhere they specifically give some examples of where they do it: https://safety.google/privacy/data/ https://safety.google/privacy/data/ > To offer features like place busyness in Maps, we apply an advanced anonymization technology called differential privacy that adds noise to your information so it can’t be used to personally identify you.
- iakh 3y agoIP addresses are not people
- colejohnson66 3y agoThey are when correlated with a timestamp and logs from an ISP
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoThat may correlate to a given host, device, or customer connection, but none of those are natural persons. Who had control of said device on that connection? Was a child using it? Remote-execution malware or a botnet? Was a criminal hacking their home WiFi? You absolutely cannot map an IP address to a person, without additional forensic evidence that usually entails some non-technical circumstances as well.
- jqpabc123 3y agoYou absolutely cannot map an IP address to a person Maybe you can't ... but people sitting on jury do this all the time.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoPlease don't misquote me.
- jqpabc123 3y agoI didn't and everyone can easily see that by looking above.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoIf you didn't, then your point is entirely invalid, isn't it.
- jwie 3y agoHuh I wonder if I could setup a local police force to do keyword research now for cheap with a few overbroad warrants.