Chatrie v. United States · ¶97

As I see it, Mr. Chatrie’s Location History data qualifies as his personal property. To appreciate why, start with this. As Google puts it, and no one seriously disputes, Location History serves as a “diary” or map “of a person’s travels.” Brief for Google LLC as Amicus Curiae 3–4. At the time of the events in question, Mr. Chatrie’s agreement with Google referred to Location History as “your” (meaning, the user’s) “information.” 1 App. 72 (emphasis added). Under the parties’ agreement, too, Mr. Chatrie was free to “review” and “edit” his location data. Id., at 19. He was even free to export or delete that data “from Google’s servers at will.” Ibid. Beyond all that, Google promised to protect his information against “unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.” Id., at 71. Put simply, Mr. Chatrie had the rights to enjoy, manage, alter, dispose, and exclude others from…

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