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An emergency data request is a procedure used by U.S. law enforcement agencies for obtaining information from service providers in emergency situations where there is not time to get a subpoena. In 2022, Brian Krebs reported that emergency data requests were being spoofed by hackers to obtain confidential information. [1] [2]
A 2021 transparency report showed that 25% of data requests from law enforcement to Google were geo-fence data requests. [5] Google is the most common recipient of geo-fence warrants and the main provider of such data, [4] [6] although companies including Apple, Snapchat, Lyft, and Uber have also received such warrants. [4] [5]
The parent company of Snapchat, which has more than 800 million users worldwide, said it was “actively looking into these reports” and would “continue to work closely with law enforcement to ...
Relatives of more than 60 young people who died of fentanyl overdoses have filed an expanded lawsuit against Snapchat, saying the messaging platform facilitates trade in illegal drugs.
A law enforcement officer sent and requested nude photos over Snapchat during conversations with teens he met at a gym in Florida, federal officials say.
Drug dealers commonly post inoffensive public updates that incorporate location information so that consumers-and unknowingly, law enforcement-know the location to find them, claimed police. A more debatable tactic to getting evidence from social networks is going undercover online-creating false accounts to make friends with suspects.
A 19-year-old Michigan man is facing criminal charges after police say he feigned being 14 years old and used Snapchat to access a minor, stay at her home and sexually assault the child and her ...
Give the USCP Chief the authority to request external law enforcement and National Guard support without CPB preapproval in "extraordinary emergency circumstances"; Have USCP take immediate action to eliminate personnel shortfalls, currently 233 officers, through enhanced recruiting and incentive programs.