Raleigh cops are investigating crime by getting Google to reveal the identity of every mobile user within acres of the scene
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3JG9D)
Public records requests have revealed that on at least four occasions, the Raleigh-Durham police obtained warrants forcing Google to reveal the identities of every mobile user within acres of a crime scene, sweeping up the personal information of thousands of people in a quest to locate a single perp. (more")