New privacy enhancements introduced for Google Maps this week are reportedly designed to end geofence warrants from law enforcement agencies, according to a new report. Google announced the ...

Civil liberties advocates have long argued that “geofence” search warrants are unconstitutional for their ability to ensnare entirely innocent people who were nearby at the time a crime was committed.

Court documents suggest the FBI has been using controversial geofence search warrants at a scale not publicly seen before, collecting account information and location data on hundreds of devices ...

Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington When the Call ...