Google gave FBI location data for 5K-plus devices for Jan. 6 investigation
Roughly 900 people have so far been charged with offenses in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
By Joseph Weber
Updated: December 1, 2022
he FBI’s investigation into the Jan. 6 riot reportedly is the biggest in agency history and its biggest for accessing cell phone data through so-called geofence warrants.
A filing in the case of Jan. 6 defendant David Rhine shows that Google initially identified 5,723 cellular devices as being in or near the Capitol, in Washington, D.C., during the riot, according to Wired.com.
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