Google is challenging a Las Vegas police warrant that demands the identity of everyone who searched a set of keywords. The case involves the July killing of a homeless woman. The keywords, the number of people affected, and most other details are sealed.
Google calls it an illegal general warrant and says it is facially invalid under federal and state constitutional provisions.
The filing also revealed that Las Vegas and Henderson police have served Google with numerous reverse search warrants before. A gag order barred Google from telling the public for months.
Nevada has no law on reverse search warrants. No federal appellate court has ruled on whether keyword searches count as a search at all.
The first hearing is set for late October.
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-challenges-las-vegas-keyword-search-warrant
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