Center for Democracy and Technology urges US appeals court to overturn geofence warrant
( September 8, 2026, 14:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Center for Democracy and Technology filed a brief in support of a US appeals court ruling that a warrant directing Google to search tens of millions of accounts to discern devices that might have been within a geofence is unconstitutional. “Upholding the warrant here could also lay the path for broader ‘reverse searches’ and digital dragnets that expose Americans’ actions, associations, curiosities, and thoughts to government surveillance without individualized suspicion. Put simply, this warrant is incompatible with the Fourth Amendment and upsets the balance between the government and its citizens that underlies democratic society,” it said.See attached file. ...
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