Police Use Geofence Warrant in Bank Heist Investigation
San Francisco police used a geofence warrant to obtain cell phone location data from Google to identify a suspect in a robbery. This method involves using location data to identify potential suspects, raising legal protection concerns. They are swept up in the geofence. Google's 2019 geofencing practices tracked 500 million users. Virginia police use cell location data to identify a bank robber. Google cooperates with ICE data requests. Google's location data, covering an area three times the size of a football field around the bank, was accessed. This data allowed police to identify individuals present in the geofenced area during the time of the heist and the hours before and after. Google initially identified 19 potential suspects but did not provide names.
Topics
Developing
- 862d Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore.
- 862d Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
- 862d Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est.
- 862d Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium.
Sources · 7 independent
“So police applied for a geofence warrant, directed at Google and all its collected and stored cell phone location information. A state magistrate judge found probable cause to issue a warrant that”
“fact that it's being used in ways that clearly circumvent legal protection.”
“And they are swept up in the geofence. But he has the...”
“Google's 2019 Geofencing Practices Tracked 500 Million Users”
“Virginia Police Use Cell Location Data to Identify Bank Robber”
“Google Cooperates With ICE Data Requests”
“Google initially identified 19 cell phone users as potential suspects, but the company did not identify those individuals by name.”
“US Police Use Geofence Warrant in Robbery Investigation”
“US Police Use Geofence Warrant in Robbery Investigation”
“been visiting a lover and they are swept up in the geofen.”
“are sold Joanne is a psychiatrist and psychiatry professor at University College.”
“So we argue in this case that the warrant was unconstitutional because it allowed the government to search every single person's account for evidence of crime, which is a little bit like searching every single person's house.”
“the question facing the justices today is whether that technique is ingenious? the ARS Nina Totenberg reports. Geofencing allows police and prosecutors to draw a virtual fence around a large geographic area where a crime was committed.”
“So police applied for a geofence warrant directed at Google and all its collected and stored cell phone location information.”
Unlock the full story
Get a Pro subscription or above to see the live story progression and the full list of independent sources confirming each event as they happen.
Log in to upgrade