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Feds Order Google to Track Searches of Certain Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers

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The federal government has secretly ordered Google to track anyone who searches certain names, addresses, and phone numbers in what is being deemed the usage of new “keyword warrants.”

This previously unknown practice has raised fears that innocent online users may find themselves caught up in serious crime investigations at a greater frequency than was previously assumed.

This covert action by the US government only came to light when accidentally unsealed court documents were found by Forbes. It was discovered that federal investigators were secretly issuing warrants to Google demanding they provide user data on anyone who typed in certain search terms, particularly, searching the name of a victim or their address during a specific year.

Google already has to respond to thousands of warrant orders each year. However, these keyword warrants are a controversial new method being employed by the federal government and it has raised f**gs with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

“Trawling through Google’s search history database enables police to identify people merely based on what they might have been thinking about, for wh**ever reason, at some point in the past,” a representative of the ACLU told Forbes. “This never-before-possible technique threatens First Amendment interests and will inevitably sweep up innocent people, especially if the keyword terms are not unique and the time frame not precise.”

The practice has an Orwellian “thought crimes” air to it.

“To make matters worse, police are currently doing this in secret, which insulates the practice from public debate and regulation,” the ACLU rep added.

“As with all law enforcement requests, we have a rigorous process that is designed to protect the privacy of our users while supporting the important work of law enforcement,” a spokesperson for Google said.


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