And a cottage industry of consultants that, until recently, helped police craft tower-dump warrants now trains them to requisition Google. Meanwhile, another case—in which a keyword-search warrant was used to identify a serial rapist—is now before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. “Keyword warrants are dangerous tools tailor-made for political repression,” says Crocker. “You took me away from my wife, the most beautiful thing I had. You took me away from my baby that I will never have a chance to see.” A shudder ran through his tall body.