US Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant to Track Cell Phone Location

[SleepyAl]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/us-supreme-court-rules-police-need-warrant-to-track-cell-phone-location/

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS ) ruled
today that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before
obtaining and accessing cell phone location information from mobile
carriers and other entities.

SCOTUS justices ruled that a phone's location data, even if stored on
a third-party service, deserves the same level of privacy protections
under the Fourth Amendment as data stored on the device itself.

Police have always needed a warrant to access data stored on a
device, hence the Supreme Court ruled that one is also needed to access
location data stored by mobile carriers and similar companies.

Today's Supreme Court ruling is one of great importance, but not solely
for privacy rights advocates. The Supreme Court's decision also breaks a
well-established train of thought that argues the user loses his right
to privacy when he allows his data to be stored with a third-party.

[bitches]

In a 5-4 vote,

Of course it is.

[Borealis]

Chief Justice Roberts actually sided with the liberals, and the (apparently) libertarian Kennedy wrote the opposing opinion.

[AlbertWesker]

Too bad this decision won’t do anything in practice since the 4th amendment is already fucked beyond all recognition.