Leslie Corbly: 'Given the growing number of these requests and the slow pace of judicial reform, legislatures need to act now to place guardrails on the use of geofence searches.'
. But none of these states are considering legislation that requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before issuing a reverse search request to tech companies. Meaning, none of these other proposals strike the necessary balance between public safety and privacy, instead, they seek a full ban on the practice.
The Utah law achieves this balance in several ways. First, it codifies warrant requirements, preventing law enforcement officers from submitting requests for geofence data without a judge signing a warrant application. Second, it mandates that warrant applications include a notification to judges regarding the nature of a geofence search by way of a map or written description showing the size of the virtual geofence.
The bill also provides an additional layer of protection by requiring law enforcement to submit a report to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. These reports must include the number of geofence warrants requested, the number of warrant applications approved by a judge, the number of investigations using information obtained through geofence warrants, and the number of electronic devices for which anonymized electronic data was obtained through these warrants.
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