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Supreme Court rules cell phone location data protected under Fourth Amendment

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Chatrie v. United States that a “geofence warrant” counts as a “search” under the Fourth ...

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 ...

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Law enforcement officials frequently draw virtual fences around areas of interest and require Google to identify every ...

Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history

The court made the ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.
Computerworld

Judge: Warrant required for cell phone location data, mentions Orwell’s 1984

Most Americans have a cell phone on them or nearby at all times and are concerned with the legality of cell phone location tracking. The courts have wobbled back and forth on Fourth Amendment rulings ...

SCOTUS Rules Cellphone Location Data Is Protected by the Fourth Amendment

In another landmark decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement agencies must first obtain a warrant before sweeping up smartphone location data from third-party tech companies ...
The Conversation

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for groceries, where you go to church and see your doctor, and where ...