Controversial Reverse Searches Spark Legal Debate

In a growing trend, U.S. police departments and federal agencies are employing controversial surveillance tactics known as reverse searches. These methods involve compelling big tech companies like Google to surrender extensive user data with the aim of identifying criminal suspects. 

Under Reverse Searches Enforce Agencies order digital giant companies such as Google to give them vast reservoirs of user data. Under this law, these agencies have the power to demand information related to specific events or queries which include: 

• Location Data: Requesting data on individuals present in a particular place at a specific time based on their phone’s location. 

• Keyword Searches: Seeking information about individuals who have searched for specific keywords or queries. 

• YouTube Video Views: A recent court order disclosed that authorities could access identifiable information on individuals who watched particular YouTube videos. 

In the past, when law enforcement needed information for an investigation, they would usually target specific people they suspected were involved in a crime. But now, because big tech companies like Google have so much data about people’

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