Minneapolis police tapped Google to identify George Floyd protesters
▻https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/06/minneapolis-protests-geofence-warrant
The warrant ordered the search giant to turn over user account data. Police in Minneapolis obtained a search warrant ordering Google to turn over sets of account data on vandals accused of sparking violence in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd last year, TechCrunch has learned. The death of Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer in May 2020, prompted thousands to peacefully protest across the city. But violence soon erupted, which police say began with a masked (...)