The Government Can No Longer Track Your Cell Phone Without a Warrant 173
Jason Koebler (3528235) writes The government cannot use cell phone location data as evidence in a criminal proceeding without first obtaining a warrant, an appeals court ruled today, in one of the most important privacy decisions in recent memory. "In short, we hold that cell site location information is within the subscriber's reasonable expectation of privacy," the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled. "The obtaining of that data without a warrant is a Fourth Amendment violation."
Re:FP? (Score:4, Interesting)
but if they use the tracking data to find it where you are, and then sent out some agents to see what you were up to, and found other incriminating evidence, they could present that evidence in court.
No they can't. Google fruit of the poisonous tree.
A Small Victory (Score:4, Interesting)
It's just not admissable evidence now... (Score:4, Interesting)
Re: FP? (Score:3, Interesting)
What is more misleading is everyone's misunderstanding of the federal circuit courts; their rulings only apply to the states within the circuit. It really should say:
"The government can no longer track your cellphone without a warrant--in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama"