Cato Daily Podcast
How Courts Grapple with "Reverse Warrants"
Mar 8, 2024
Courts grapple with 'reverse warrants' in criminal investigations involving technology. Legal analysis of digital data ownership in seizure cases. Debate over Fourth Amendment rights and data protection with examples like DNA evidence and digital records.
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- Reverse warrants seek broad data from tech companies, challenging Fourth Amendment protections.
- Legal debates arise on digital data ownership, privacy, and balancing law enforcement needs with privacy rights.
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Rise of Reverse Warrants and Digital Data
Reverse warrants, particularly involving digital data like geolocation and search history, are on the rise in criminal investigations. Unlike traditional warrants targeting specific suspects, reverse warrants aim to obtain a list of suspects by searching massive amounts of information from digital service companies. For example, in a Colorado case, police used a search history reverse warrant from Google to identify suspects in an arson case. The use of reverse warrants raises questions about the Fourth Amendment, privacy rights, and the particularity of the information seized.
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