Google Shared Search Data With Feds Investigating R. Kelly Victim Intimidation Case
Topline
Google disclosed the IP addresses of anyone who searched for an arson victim’s address to the federal agents, which investigators used to pinpoint the device used by the alleged perpetrator, according to court documents unsealed earlier in the week, highlighting another instance of Google submitting to a so-called “keyword warrant.”

Google has received 15 times more “geofence warrant” requests in 2018 compared with 2017, and five … [+]
Key Facts
Federal investigators used the data shared by Google to link Michael Williams— an associate of musician and accused sex offender R. Kelly — who allegedly set fire to the car belonging to a witness in the Kelly case, according to snippets of the court filings shared by Detroit News reporter Robert Snell.
“Keyword warrants” are a type of reverse search warrant in which law enforcement seeks data regarding all individuals