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NewsDecember 18, 2023

Google to No Longer Respond to Geofence Warrants

A Google employee said that Google made the move to explicitly bring an end to geofence warrants using Google information.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2020

Google Charging Law Enforcement for Warrant Response

Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

Google to Use Text-to-Speech Technology for Emergency Calls on Pixels

Google is adding an automated text-to-speech feature to the Phone app on Pixel devices to make it easier to relay important information for emergency calls.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2019

NYPD Asks Google to Stop Revealing Police Checkpoints

The department sent a cease-and-desist letter over the weekend demanding Google disable the crowd-sourced app’s function that allows motorists to pinpoint police whereabouts.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2018

Google and RapidSOS Now Provide Emergency Location for 911 Calls Nationwide

RapidSOS is partnering with Google to deliver life-saving 911 caller location information to public safety agencies nationwide. With the U.S. activation of Android Emergency Location Service (ELS), emergency communications centers using the free RapidSOS Next Generation 911 (NG911) Clearinghouse will now receive faster and more accurate caller location for 911 calls from Android devices.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 12, 2016

Google to Keynote the International Wireless Communication Expo in March

Dr. Preston Marshall, Technical Program Manager, Spectrum Access Technology, Google, will keynote International Wireless Communication Expo (IWCE), which takes place March 27-31, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2015

Google Self-Driving Car Gets Pulled Over

A Google self-driving car was pulled over by police because the vehicle was traveling too slowly.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2015

Sheriffs Want Popular Police-Tracking App Disabled

Sheriffs are campaigning to pressure Google Inc. to turn off a feature on its Waze traffic software that warns drivers when police are nearby. They say the mobile app could put officers' lives in danger from would-be police killers who can find where their targets are parked.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2014

Newest Androids to Offer Default Encryption, Blocking Police Searches

The next generation of Google’s Android operating system, due for release next month, will encrypt data by default for the first time, raising yet another barrier to police gaining access to the troves of personal data typically kept on smartphones.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2014

NYPD Testing Google Glass for Intel Unit Operations

The New York City Police Department’s massive and controversial intelligence and analytics unit is evaluating whether Google Glass is a decent fit for investigating terrorists and helping cops lock up bad guys.

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