In a victory for privacy, Supreme Court rules cellphone tracking records are off-limits without a warrant
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Jun 22, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - In a victory for privacy in the digital era, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Constitution protects tracking data from a cellphone, requiring police to have a search warrant to obtain cell tower records that show a person's movement for days or weeks.
The justices, by a 5-4 vote, said the 4th Amendment protects the data from being searched
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