Tell Delaware Lawmakers: Ban Reverse Warrants Now

Digital privacy protects reproductive freedom.

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alexandra h.	Massachusetts	1 day 21 hours ago
Paige E.	Massachusetts	3 days 18 hours ago
Colleen L.	Massachusetts	4 days 12 hours ago
Janet m.	Massachusetts	5 days 11 hours ago
Sharon D.	Massachusetts	1 week 5 days ago

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Warrants are supposed to be narrow, specific, and based on probable cause. Reverse warrants are the opposite.

Reverse warrants are a controversial and invasive police tactic that allows the government to do widespread surveillance of people’s digital data without individuals’ consent. These warrants allow law enforcement to capture information about everyone who entered a geographic area or entered specific keywords into a search engine — a blatant violation of our core rights.

As the Trump administration and emboldened state governments continue to enact policies that target already vulnerable communities like people seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care, the use of reverse warrants has become a much more relevant tool in the escalating attacks on our bodily autonomy.

House Bill 145 (HB 145) prohibits both reverse location and reverse keyword searches and warrants in Delaware, protecting access to reproductive and gender-affirming care.

We need you to send a message to House Judiciary Committee members urging them to support HB 145 now.

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House Judiciary Committee

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As the corporate home of many of America’s largest tech and data companies, Delaware plays an important role.

Out of state or federal law enforcement could serve reverse warrants on companies headquartered in Delaware. By eliminating the use of reverse warrants in Delaware, we can limit the ability of states like Idaho, Florida, and Texas that have criminalized abortion, gender affirming care, and aiding immigrant communities to use these digital dragnets.

HB 145 is an important step to ensuring Delaware remains a state where every person can make decisions about their own health, happiness, and safety without fear that carrying a smartphone, using social media, or relying on internet search engines for critical information will be weaponized against them.

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The threat of digital surveillance should never prevent someone from accessing potentially life-saving care.

That's why I'm urging you to support House Bill 145 (HB 145), legislation that prohibits both reverse location and reverse keyword searches and warrants in Delaware.

With just weeks left in this legislative session, I'm counting on you to act right now to pass HB 145 and protect the rights of both Delawareans and people across the country to access reproductive and gender-affirming care.

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Subject Support HB 145: Ban Reverse Warrants Now

The threat of digital surveillance should never prevent someone from accessing potentially life-saving care.

That's why I'm urging you to support House Bill 145 (HB 145), legislation that prohibits both reverse location and reverse keyword searches and warrants in Delaware.

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