Robert Phillips
- Ref # CAC00014
- December 30, 2020
Private Person Searches
CASE LAW
The Private Search Doctrine
Google’s Computerized hashing technology
Child Pornography and the Internet
RULES
So long as a warrantless search conducted by a government entity is preceded by a private person search, the government search does not implicate the Fourth Amendment as long as it does not exceed the scope of the initial private search. Google, using its proprietary hashing procedures to identify child pornography sent by its subscribers, is a private person search.
FACTS
Defendant Luke Noel Wilson, a San Diego resident, liked to use a scam where he would lure young women with ....
