Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects
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“Google says it stopped responding to geofence warrants last year, because the company no longer stores such data and instead keeps location data on each user’s device. But law enforcement has made geofence requests of other tech companies, including Apple, Lyft, Snapchat, Uber, Microsoft…”
Chatrie arguments today remind me of something @granick.bsky.social said after Carpenter: If SCOTUS requires warrants for more & more stuff, that risks watering down warrants; maybe they become easier to get, making them less meaningful. Curious what JSG thinks now. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...
"Geofence searches have become increasingly popular as a tool for law enforcement, but critics say they put at risk the personal data of everyday Americans and violate the Constitution."
"The technology may be novel, but the constitutional problem it presents is not." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...
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US Supreme Court reviews police use of cell location data https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/supreme-court-cell-data-geofence.html (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47922940)
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The Supreme Court is weighing whether police can collect cellphone data from everyone near a crime scene—a decision that could reshape protest surveillance and digital privacy nationwide. #Trump #SCOTUS #Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalPrivacy #ProtestRights #CivilLiberties #TechPolicy #NewYorkTimes
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