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US Supreme Court Hears 'Geofence Warrant' Case: Can Police Mass-Collect Cell Location Data?

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chatrie v. United States today, one of the final cases of the term, centering on whether police can use ‘geofence warrants’ to mass-collect cellphone location data within specified areas.

Palantir Reported to Help IRS Conduct Massive-Scale Data Mining for Financial Crime Investigations

Data analytics firm Palantir is reportedly assisting the IRS in large-scale data mining to investigate financial crimes, with contracts worth approximately $130 million since 2018.