29 Jun 2022

Law enforcement could use cell data to prove illegal abortions

From Morning Report, 6:50 am on 29 June 2022

The US Supreme Court's decision to make abortion illegal has sparked digital security concerns in the US and around the world.

Law enforcement can now order tech companies to provide users' internet history, texts, and location data.

And this information can be used as criminal evidence against individuals getting or providing abortion services in states where the procedure will be banned.

Daly Barnett is a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

They spoke to Morning Report.