Robert Salter, a supervising police detective in Newport. Tech providers, especially social media platforms, offer a “treasure trove of information” that can help solve them, said Lt. That’s because most crimes - from larceny and financial scams to a recent fatal house party stabbing at a vacation rental booked online - can be at least partly traced on the internet. Fewer than 100 officers patrol the city - but they make multiple requests a week for online data from tech companies. Facebook, including its Instagram service, accounted for the largest number of disclosures.Ĭonsider Newport, R.I., a coastal city of 24,000 residents that attracts a flood of summer tourists. The companies agreed to hand over some data in 85% of those cases. In just the first half of 2020 - the most recent data available - Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft together fielded more than 112,000 data requests from local, state and federal officials. Justice Department sought data from Apple, Microsoft and Google about members of Congress, their aides and reporters in leak investigations - then pursued court orders that blocked those companies from informing their targets. That’s the backdrop for recent revelations that the Trump-era U.S. Police are also increasingly savvy about covering their tracks so as not to alert suspects of their interest. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds of personal data created by Big Tech companies via the devices and online services that have hooked billions of people around the world.ĭata compiled by four of the biggest tech companies shows that law enforcement requests for user information - phone calls, emails, texts, photos, shopping histories, driving routes and more - have more than tripled in the U.S. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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