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WIRED
5 months ago
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Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

A hacker group with ties to the Russian military has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on a Ukrainian internet and mobile service provider.
Kytch, a small company that aimed to fix McDonald's ice cream machines, has discovered an email that they claim reveals an alleged plan by McDonald's to undermine their business. [ more ]
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Theregister
5 months ago
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Google shakes up Location History to limit geofence warrants

Google is making changes to its handling of Location History data to limit the use of geofence warrants by law enforcement authorities.
Geofence warrants allow authorities to request information on all network-connected devices in a specific area at a given time, potentially turning innocent people into suspects. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
5 months ago
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Is This the End of Geofence Warrants?

Google is making changes to how it handles users' Location History data, making it harder to provide mass location data in response to geofence warrants.
Geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment and result in the collection of data from individuals who have no connection to the crime being investigated. [ more ]
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