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Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protections To Include Mobile Phone Carrier Location Data

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2018 — People living, working, or traveling in the United States gained a bit more privacy Friday after the Supreme Court found that police must obtain a search warrant before asking wireless carriers to turn over some types records which reveal a mobile phone’s location history

Andrew Feinberg

Andrew Feinberg

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Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protections To Include Mobile Phone Carrier Location Data
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and Justice Elena Kagan in the Justices’ Conference Room prior to Justice Kagan’s Investiture Ceremony.

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2018 — People living, working, or traveling in the United States gained a bit more privacy Friday after the Supreme Court found that police must obtain a search warrant before asking wireless carriers to turn over some types records which reveal a mobile phone’s location history.

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