Google Loses Warrant Fight Over Jan. 6 Party HQ Searcher Identities

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

Google lost a secret legal battle to block a warrant seeking the identities of people who searched for the Democratic and Republican national party headquarters before pipe bombs were planted there.
The warrant targeted search data tied to queries for the two party headquarters, making Google the key gatekeeper for information investigators wanted.
The case highlights how far US authorities can push digital-search warrants in politically sensitive investigations linked to the Jan. 6, 2021 pipe-bomb episode.