Because the robber, who made off with $195,000, appeared to be speaking on his cellphone when he entered the bank, law enforcement officials served a “geofence warrant” on Google, which directed the tech company to provide location data for cellphone users who were near the bank at the time of the robbery.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – Bank robbery is a high-profile crime that fascinates many people. It might ...