In the case of Seymour v. Colorado, Denver police executed a search warrant that required Google to provide the IP addresses of anyone who had searched for...
  • tsonfeir@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    It wasn’t specific to the fire? Like, whoever googled the address is a suspect. That’s a pretty good way to solve a crime.

    • rgb3x3@beehaw.orgEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Would you still feel the same way if the DMV was set on fire and you were a suspect because you’d searched for directions to the place?

      Or if you had searched that home address because you were looking for homes in the area to compare with what you wanted?

      It shouldn’t be enough to make a Google search to assume an individual is a suspect in a crime.