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May 10, 2022 09:25 pm
Original Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/05/10/2053214/google-microsoft-and-yahoo-back-new-york-ban-on-controversial-search-warrants?utm_source=rss1.0mainlin
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo Back New York Ban on Controversial Search Warrants
A coalition of tech giants, including Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, have pledged support for a New York bill that would ban the use of controversial search warrants that can identify people based on their location data and internet search keywords. From a report: In a brief statement, the coalition known as Reform Government Surveillance said it "supports the adoption of New York Assembly Bill A84A, the Reverse Location Search Prohibition Act, which would prohibit the use of reverse location and reverse keyword searches." The bill, if passed, would become the first state law to ban so-called geofence warrants and keyword search warrants, which rely on demanding tech companies turn over data about users who were near the scene of a crime or searched for particular keywords at a specific point in time. But the bill hasn't moved since it was referred to a committee for discussion in January, the first major hurdle before it can be considered for a floor vote.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/05/10/2053214/google-microsoft-and-yahoo-back-new-york-ban-on-controversial-search-warrants?utm_source=rss1.0mainlin
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