10 Law enforcement simply specifies a location and period of time, and, after judicial approval, companies conduct sweeping searches of their location databases and provide a list of cell phones and affiliated users found at or near a specific area during a given timeframe, both defined by law enforcement. 9 While traditional court orders permit searches related to known suspects, geofence warrants are issued specifically because a suspect cannot be identified. Like thousands of other innocent individuals each year, McCoy and Molina were made suspects through the use of geofence warrants. 7 As a result, Molina dropped out of school, lost his job, car, and reputation, and still has nightmares about sitting alone in his jail cell. 6 Despite Molina having an alibi confirmed by multiple witnesses and the fact that the same location data impossibly placed him in multiple locations at the same time on numerous occasions, the police arrested him, locked him in jail for six days, and informed dozens of media outlets that he was the suspect in a highly publicized murder case. 5 Jorge Molina, for example, was wrongfully arrested for murder and was told only when interrogated that his phone “without a doubt” placed him at the crime scene. Law enforcement agencies frequently require Google to provide user data while forbidding it from notifying users that it has revealed or plans to reveal their data.
4įew are as fortunate as McCoy, who at least was informed and had the opportunity to block the request in court. 3 After spending several thousand dollars retaining a lawyer, McCoy successfully blocked the release. 2 McCoy received notice from Google that he had seven days to go to court or risk the release of information related to his Google account and use of Google products to law enforcement. 1 On January 14, 2020, these rides made him a suspect in a local burglary. Introduction: If You Build It, They Will Comeįor months, Zachary McCoy tracked the distance of his bike rides around his neighborhood in Gainesville, Florida, using his RunKeeper app.
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