In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant to access 'geofence' location data from tech companies. The 6-3 decision establishes that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their historical cell-phone location information.
Why it matters
This ruling sets a major legal precedent protecting digital privacy against broad, warrantless surveillance by law enforcement agencies.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of “geofence” search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.
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