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 […]
Supreme Court Curbs Geofence Warrants
- The US Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants Engadget —
- Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants Ars Technica —
- Supreme Court Supports Privacy Protections for Cellphone Location Data CNET —
- Supreme court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to geofence warrants SiliconANGLE —
- Supreme Court Puts Limits on Cellphone Location Data Searches The New York Times —