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In this case it’s pretty simple: they won’t be able to obtain geofence warrants in the future.
by moomin 2y ago
In this case it’s pretty simple: they won’t be able to obtain geofence warrants in the future.
- bigiain 2y agoSo now we just have to rely on Google/Apple/cell-carriers to not hand over all the geofence data without a warrant. I'm sure the cops will be leaning _heavily_ on 3rd Party Doctrine next time they call up Google with their warrantless geofence data requests.
- pgalvin 2y agoInterestingly, Google has recently started to shift their entire infrastructure for location tracking off their servers and onto users’ devices. Motivated in part by geofence warrants (and, in this commenter’s opinion, perhaps by anti-abortion laws in the US too). It’s actually rather frustrating for me as I used to export and keep the GPS logs, for geotagging photos from a camera, which will need to be done per day now. Nonetheless, a smart move as they simply won’t hold this information anymore - even for those who opt-in to the feature.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoSomewhat a shame since they have successfully tracked down serial killers by winnowing cell phones common to multiple crime scenes.
- kbelder 2y agoWhile I'm in favor of restricting warrants in this way, it is important to realize that it will result in some crimes being unpunished, and potentially even deaths. There is a cost to living in a free society that needs to be recognized, even though it is still a cost worth paying.