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  David Ryder via Getty Images In 2020, federal police used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Google as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle, according to  recently unsealed court documents  posted by  The Verge . The attempted arson took place on August 24th, one day after the shooting of  Jacob Blake  in Kenosha, Wisconsin prompted a resurgence of racial justice protests across the US. Amid broader acts of civil disobedience in Seattle and parts of the country, two individuals threw makeshift firebombs at the rear entrance of the Seattle Police Officers Guild headquarters. While the building itself wasn’t significantly damaged in the attack, the incident prompted a substantial police response. At one point, the FBI  offered a $20,000 reward  for any information related to the attempted arson. Court documents show the agency also pressed Google for information on the two su...