Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers, effectively ending a long-running surveillance practice that allowed police and law enforcement to tap Google’s vast banks of location data to identify potential criminals. The use of so-called “geofence warrants” have exploded in recent years, in large … Read more
SEATTLE – We’re learning more about the criminal history of the man accused of causing a deadly chain-reaction crash that sent a metro bus into a building, killing a woman on the sidewalk last week. Adam Abelson is now facing charges that include vehicular homicide for the Nov. 4 crash. Prosecutors say that locally, he’s … Read more
Colorado’s Supreme Court this week had the opportunity to hand down a historic judgment on the constitutionality of “reverse keyword search warrants,” a powerful new surveillance technique that grants law enforcement the ability to identify potential criminal suspects based on broad, far-reaching internet search results. Police say the creative warrants have helped them crack otherwise … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized Hong Kong authorities over their pursuit of two pro-democracy activists who stay in Australia FILE – Hong Kong Chief Government John Lee speaks throughout a information convention in Hong Kong, March 21, 2023. Lee mentioned Tuesday, July 4, that eight pro-democracy activists who now stay in the US, … Read more