FBI uses Google location data to investigate Seattle arson after BLM protest
Google noted geofence warrants made up 25 percent of all data requests it received from law enforcement. What’s more 000 reward for any information related to the attempted arson. Court documents show the agency also pressed Google for information on the two suspects. The FBI used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Android devices that were in the vicinity of the attempted arson before and after it occurred. Google complied with the request one day later. federal police used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Google as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle FBI uses Google location data to investigate Seattle arson after BLM protest In 2020 a Google spokesperson told the outlet. We've reached out to the company for more information. As The Verge points out As with all law enforcement requests the incident prompted a substantial police response. At one point the fact the FBI later made a public appeal for help in the case suggests any location data obtained from Google may have not helped it get any closer to finding the two suspects. Police use of location data is nothing new