The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Chatrie v. United States that, when law enforcement used a geofence warrant directing Google to produce location data for every cellphone near a Virginia bank during a 2019 robbery, they conducted a “search” under the Fourth Amendment. By a 6-3 vote, the Court sent the case back to the
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Chatrie v. United States that, when law enforcement used a geofence warrant directing Google to produce location data for every cellphone near a Virginia bank during a 2019 robbery, they conducted a “search” under the Fourth Amendment. By a 6-3 vote, the Court sent the case back to the
Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally subject to Fourth Amendment protections. The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Chatrie v. United States that, when law enforcement used a geofence warrant directing Google to produce location data for every cellphone near a Virginia bank during a 2019 robbery, they conducted a “search” under the Fourth Amendment.
The Conversation US reported the story as "Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Supreme Court answered one privacy question, then dodged the big one."
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