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Supreme Court Appears Open to Police Use of Geofence Warrants
The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of "geofence" warrants, which allow police to use cell location data to identify criminal suspects. The court appears inclined to permit law enforcement to utilize these warrants.
27 Apr, 09:00 — 27 Apr, 18:09
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NYTMostly Factual106d ago
Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals
Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
By Ann E. Marimow
Read full article →NPRHigh106d ago
Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants
The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.
By Nina Totenberg
Read full article →YahooMostly Factual106d ago
Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects
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First report: NPR · 27 Apr, 09:00|Full coverage: 3 · 9h|Window: 9h
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