SECURITYOHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL
US Supreme Court in Virginia case says police need warrants for cellphone location data
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need warrants to obtain cellphone location data under the Fourth Amendment, as demonstrated in a Virginia case involving a credit union robbery. The 6-3 decision acknowledged privacy rights but left unresolved when such searches are considered reasonable.
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