Supreme Court rules that broad cellphone location data sweeps require warrants

Supreme Court: Sweeping use of cellphone location data requires warrant

Supreme Court: Sweeping use of cellphone location data requires warrant

Supreme Court rules that broad cell phone location data sweeps require warrants

In a ruling applying individual constitutional protections to new technology, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that sweeping use of cell phone location data requires a warrant.

Supreme Court punts geofence case

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Supreme Court sends back geofence warrant The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to their cellphone location data, tossing out a ruling against a man convicted in a Virginia bank robbery case. © Natasha Kaiser The justices...

Supreme Court Just Decided How Police Can Use Your Location Data

Supreme Court Just Decided How Police Can Use Your Location Data

Supreme Court finds geofence warrants constitute a search under Fourth Amendment

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement’s use of a geofence warrant to obtain cellphone location data constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, marking a significant privacy ruling while stopping short of declaring the investigative tactic unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Elena Kagan, the justices vacated a lower court ruling involving Virginia []