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TECHNOLOGYApr 28 · 18:45 UTCTHE VERGEGaby Del Valle

You can get dragged into a police investigation by proximity alone — for now

The Supreme Court is considering the privacy implications of 'geofence warrants' in the case Chatrie v. United States, where police used Google Maps' Location History to track a suspect in a 2019 bank robbery. The case raises questions about how private individuals' location data stored with tech companies truly is.

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