Like geofence warrants, keyword warrants cast a dragnet that require a provider to search its entire reserve of user data—in this case, queries by one billion Google users. Police generally have no identified suspects; instead, the sole basis for the warrant is the officer’s hunch that the suspect might have searched for something in some way related to the crime. [More]
Ah, the old Inspector Clouseau theory of policing…
So what happens if you use Duck Duck Go?
[Via Michael G]
