Debate heats over reverse keyword warrants privacy

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Police ask Google to reveal who searched for specific online information. These warrants help police find suspects in difficult crime cases.

These warrants find internet users who searched for specific words. Police used them to investigate bombings and other serious crimes.

Many people worry about their privacy with these warrants. Courts are now deciding if these keyword searches are legal.

In one case, police used this method to solve a rape. They found someone who searched for the victim's address, leading to an arrest.

Google says it protects user privacy and checks legal requests. But many fear these warrants could show very private thoughts.

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What do police ask Google to reveal?

Police ask Google to reveal who searched for specific online information.

Why do police use these warrants?

Police use these warrants to find suspects in difficult crime cases.

What do many people worry about regarding these warrants?

Many people worry about their privacy with these warrants.

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