Privacy Guides
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I have no knowledge (or particular interest) in USA laws, but I guess that judges making this decision is a statement of future intent. I guess if you don't want to be tracked then don't use services which track you!
this just means the cops can do anything??
i mean shit i guess they can here anyway, but it's stunning to see that written down. oh they thought they were doing the right thing? oh that's fine then
Even worse, the court said what they did was wrong but they get to use the result anyway.
Over a decade ago they had devices called "sting ray" that act like antenna. It captures all text messages in the area.
https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-them
It's called qualified immunity.
The idea is that if a police officer accidentally violates someone's rights while trying to do their job and wasn't aware they are not at fault.
It's not a law but the result of a court case. Many of us want a law passed to remove it.
In Colorado, until a new law overides the ruling, google must reveal your search history when subpoenaed. This doesn’t affect surrounding states or federal law until their own judges make a ruling or politicians make a law.
The issue here is not that they are required to reveal search history of suspects, the issue is that the police is browsing the search history of everyone in order to find a suspect. That's not what warrants are for and violates the constitutional rights of nearly everyone they searched.
Opposite actually. The court decision says that all future reverse keyword search warrants in Colorado will have their evidence thrown out. This one, however, didn't have precedent so the police acted in good faith.