Comments on: Google routinely hands your smart phone data to the police https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/google-routinely-hands-your-smart-phone-data-to-the-police/ Wed, 13 May 2020 02:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: sippin_bourbon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/google-routinely-hands-your-smart-phone-data-to-the-police/#comment-1080652 Wed, 13 May 2020 02:56:37 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=65665#comment-1080652 I think I mentioned this a few weeks back on another thread.

Google is only half the problem. The geofence warrant is the other half.
Note:
Google gives it’s users 7 days to object, as a matter of policy, not law. This means that at any time, they can amend their policy in favor of Law Enforcment. And you, the user, would be none the wiser.

]]> By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/google-routinely-hands-your-smart-phone-data-to-the-police/#comment-1080633 Tue, 12 May 2020 21:15:49 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=65665#comment-1080633 Robert,
You wrote: “Google then warns that person, giving them seven days to defend themselves before handing the police their name. … I’m surprised they didn’t demand a payment from this man to prevent the release of his name to the police.”

Are you sure that this isn’t what Google means by “defend themselves?”

The alternative is that Google assumes guilt unless innocence is proved. How French of them.

]]> By: Jeff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/google-routinely-hands-your-smart-phone-data-to-the-police/#comment-1080603 Tue, 12 May 2020 11:38:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=65665#comment-1080603 And now there is this:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-moves-to-expand-bill-barrs-surveillance-powers

Thanks for re-posting the Linux series. Saved me a little time searching.

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