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US Supreme Court says warrant needed to obtain mobile phone location data
US Supreme Court says warrant needed to obtain mobile phone location data
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The Register: In huge privacy win, US Supreme Court rules warrant needed to slurp folks' location data

Quote:In a decision that will define privacy in the digital age, the US Supreme Court decided 5-4 on Friday that the government needs a warrant to access its citizens' mobile phone location data.

tl;dr: Fourth Amendment applies to cellphone location data that is retained by a telco.
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US Supreme Court says warrant needed to obtain mobile phone location data - by robkelk - 06-24-2018, 09:21 AM

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