Loading chat...
NY S00404
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Zellnor Myrie
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Prohibits New York courts from issuing "reverse location" or "reverse keyword" court orders that seek to identify unnamed individuals based on their physical location at a given time or their internet search history
-
Bars all state and local government entities from requesting, obtaining, purchasing, or using data from reverse location or keyword searches, including through federal agencies or other states
-
Requires courts to suppress any evidence obtained through reverse location or keyword searches, including derivative evidence, regardless of which jurisdiction issued the original order
-
Creates a private right of action allowing affected individuals to sue government entities for $1,000 per violation or actual damages (whichever is greater), plus punitive damages and attorneys' fees
-
Exempts physical searches of lawfully seized electronic devices conducted under traditional search warrants
Legislative Description
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026