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2022-12-03 Government Corruption

A Peek Inside the FBI's Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet

[Wired] Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.

The FBI’s biggest-ever investigation included the biggest-ever haul of phones from controversial geofence warrants, court records show. A filing in the case of one of the January 6 suspects, David Rhine, shows that Google initially identified 5,723 devices as being in or near the US Capitol during the riot. Only around 900 people have so far been charged with offenses relating to the siege.

The filing suggests that dozens of phones that were in airplane mode during the riot, or otherwise out of cell service, were caught up in the trawl. Nor could users erase their digital trails later. In fact, 37 people who attempted to delete their location data following the attacks were singled out by the FBI for greater scrutiny.

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11147 views ] Top
File under: Mob Rule

No thought given by the Bureau to the future impacts on discovery involving criminal activity here or OCONUS. They were just going for the 'big win' and hoping no one would find out about their 'sources and methods.'

Global Tracking Systems (GTS) like GEOFENSE have been around for decades.
Real criminals and terrorists use burner phones (throw aways). If they don't now, they certainly will in the future. What a bunch of dumb asses.

The gov't and FBI will likely get away with the use of GEOFENCE. Federal judges and the courts will NOT want to open up the can of worms (beyond GEOFENCE) that GOOGLE cooperation with the gov't and intelligence community likely represents. Insert 'National Security Concerns' here.

The potential revelation that GOOGLE, FB, and the former Twitter platforms, and others, are actually US gov't funded tools would be very bad for business.....both here, and abroad.

How can anyone now assume otherwise? I mean it is a 'Police State' for non-Democrats right ?

Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-03 01:01|| 2022-12-03 01:01|| Front Page Top

#2 I imagine if they want to claim they detected your phone in the target area, it does not matter where you actually were during the time frame in question.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-03 08:46|| 2022-12-03 08:46|| Front Page Top

#3 How many FBI phones turned up in this dragnet?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-12-03 11:31|| 2022-12-03 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 How many FBI phones turned up in this dragnet?

Geeze. The block of phone numbers assigned to the gummint don't even register in the data searches. Can you say "Area Code 000 kids? I knew ya could..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-03 11:54|| 2022-12-03 11:54|| Front Page Top

#5 1st rule of Protest Club
Never bring your Smart Phone to the event.

Remember to activate away from home.

Remove battery when not in use or within miles of home or work.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-12-03 12:45|| 2022-12-03 12:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I remember when we had a Constitution before Nicholas Cage stole it.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-12-03 12:45|| 2022-12-03 12:45|| Front Page Top

Remove battery when not in use or within miles of home or work.

Can't remove my smartphones's battery without destroying the phone.

Posted by Elmaper McGurque1612 2022-12-03 21:54|| 2022-12-03 21:54|| Front Page Top

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