Lawyers for the students also accuse the DCI of violating their clients\u2019 Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. That\u2019s because many were told, falsely, that they were not under criminal investigation when questioned by agents. They also failed to read them their Miranda rights.<\/p>\n
The coercive conduct and promises of leniency by the officers make any statements made involuntary, against free will, and contrary to Defendant\u2019s constitutional rights,”<\/strong> the lawyers wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nLast month, a DCI spokesperson defended the agency\u2019s use of GeoComply software and the evidence it gathered through using it.<\/p>\n
“The evidence was obtained in a constitutionally permissible manner,” the spokesperson said. “Ultimately, it is up to the courts to decide. We want to reassure Iowans that the Department always strives to scrupulously uphold the laws and constitutions of the United States and the State of Iowa.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Geolocation tech provider GeoComply cut off access to its software for Iowa\u2019s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) last month, The Des Moines Register reports. That\u2019s after the company learned investigators were using the software to pry on athletes\u2019 betting habits in University of Iowa dorms, according to court filings Tuesday. The investigation led to charges […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":312358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86644,82967,21,60,1074],"tags":[90027,90028,82747,90030,90026,87489,90025,90029],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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