Raleigh cops are investigating crime by getting Google to reveal the identity of every mobile user within acres of the scene

Public records requests have revealed that on at least four occasions, the Raleigh-Durham police obtained warrants forcing Google to reveal the identities of every mobile user within acres of a crime scene, sweeping up the personal information of thousands of people in a quest to locate a single perp. (more…) source: https://boingboing.net/2018/03/18/take-down-your-fishin-pole.html via #PCH3lp by: Cory Doctorow

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