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LatteLazytoday at 1:37 PM1 replyview on HN

Obviously there should be limits but what should they be?

I actually don’t think asking for phone ids for 30min before and after an event within a limited distance IS overly broad. The fact it only returned 19 initial IDs kind of shows that no?

Equally, knowing someone has been in or near a bank is not particularly intrusive. It’s not like searching who visited a lawyers office or a sexual health clinic etc.

So would a 5 min window have been ok? Or a 10minute window?

When does a warrant become “sprawling”?


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gwbas1ctoday at 2:02 PM

> Obviously there should be limits but what should they be?

A warrant made by a neutral court; that is specifically narrow enough to only target people who could be reasonable suspects.

I'm having trouble understanding what the court did rule on, because IMO this is a totally reasonable use of data. It was very limited in scope, both in time and location.